as in kids
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
those innocent little chicks can scarcely imagine what life has in store for them
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Recent Examples of chicks
The sitter was responsible for watering the garden and houseplants, feeding and caring for three cats, a Labrador named Trip, and a flock of chickens, geese, and 11 baby chicks.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Bertie Gregory freeze-framed the moment fledgling emperor penguin chicks walk along the edge of an ice shelf.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Bertie Gregory spent two months with an emperor penguin colony on an ice shelf in Antarctica, watching most of the chicks descend to sea level for food using ice ramps.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
The spiky rosettes of hens and chicks are a great example.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
School officials plan to relocate the nest to another platform on school grounds and build deterrents on the stadium lights once the chicks leave, hoping the ospreys will return next year.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Once the chicks at Apple Valley fly off for good, Hanson said, school officials and the DNR will relocate the nest from the light tower to a new platform on school grounds in hopes that the parents will return next year.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
The chicks spend about a year with their Dad, which is enough time to learn the annual cycles of the fruit trees in their environment.
—Madeleine Beekman
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Three randy, middle-aged white chicks (Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon, Leslie Bibb) seek illicit thrills.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Apr. 2025
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Bertie Gregory freeze-framed the moment fledgling emperor penguin chicks walk along the edge of an ice shelf.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Bertie Gregory spent two months with an emperor penguin colony on an ice shelf in Antarctica, watching most of the chicks descend to sea level for food using ice ramps.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
The spiky rosettes of hens and chicks are a great example.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
School officials plan to relocate the nest to another platform on school grounds and build deterrents on the stadium lights once the chicks leave, hoping the ospreys will return next year.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Once the chicks at Apple Valley fly off for good, Hanson said, school officials and the DNR will relocate the nest from the light tower to a new platform on school grounds in hopes that the parents will return next year.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
The chicks spend about a year with their Dad, which is enough time to learn the annual cycles of the fruit trees in their environment.
—Madeleine Beekman
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Three randy, middle-aged white chicks (Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon, Leslie Bibb) seek illicit thrills.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicks
Noun
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Both Kardashian and Thompson are proud parents on social media, sharing posts to celebrate all of their kids' life milestones.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The jury saw extensive emails between Donna and Wendi that showed how Donna pushed Wendi to pursue relocation to South Florida at any cost, including offering her ex-husband $1 million and taunting him with the possibility of converting their kids from Judaism to Catholicism.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dinner and show tickets are $43-$47, $33 for children 15 and younger and for show-only.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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The couple shared two young children, a son and a daughter.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Curfews for juveniles were changed and curfew centers were opened.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Sep. 2025
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Four juveniles accused of shooting and killing a 16-year-old at a northeast Charlotte home in August were charged with first-degree murder, police said.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Chicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicks. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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