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
Chicken-sexers are people who rapidly sort newborn chicks into gendered bins.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Many succulents, like echeveria, sedum, and hens and chicks, are known for their cute, compact size and floral appearance.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
While adults are generally silent, chicks make raucous noises that can be heard a quarter of a mile away from a nesting colony.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Also, be sure to climb aboard the U-505 submarine and see the baby chicks in the hatchery.
—Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
Additionally, if humans on the beach disturb or damage the bird’s habitat, adult plovers will abandon their nests for long periods of time, endangering the unhatched chicks, the bird alliance said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
During breeding season several Sarus Cranes made a nest in Buriram, Thailand’s rice paddies and taught their chicks their surroundings, first carrying them on their backs.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
And that sets up potential food problems for young chicks.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The change in habits is setting up potential food problems for young chicks.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Many succulents, like echeveria, sedum, and hens and chicks, are known for their cute, compact size and floral appearance.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
While adults are generally silent, chicks make raucous noises that can be heard a quarter of a mile away from a nesting colony.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Also, be sure to climb aboard the U-505 submarine and see the baby chicks in the hatchery.
—Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
Additionally, if humans on the beach disturb or damage the bird’s habitat, adult plovers will abandon their nests for long periods of time, endangering the unhatched chicks, the bird alliance said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
During breeding season several Sarus Cranes made a nest in Buriram, Thailand’s rice paddies and taught their chicks their surroundings, first carrying them on their backs.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
And that sets up potential food problems for young chicks.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The change in habits is setting up potential food problems for young chicks.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicks
Noun
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Thankfully, no nighttime cookies or chocolates await kids to destroy little appetites, and their folks’ patience.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Evans says older celebs now agree to go on either because their kids are fans or because of the show’s massive cultural reach.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Younger guests can enjoy the koi fish in the courtyard, but the motel itself isn’t activity-heavy for children.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Vett was identified by the Marin Independent Journal as a mother of two elementary-school-age children in Marin County.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The effort included a review of services, detention policies and supportive programs for juveniles.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Dashboard camera video showed Newton, who had been behind the truck, pulled up to the passenger side of the white van, occupied by Nelson, Fairchild, Thorns and two juveniles, and immediately opened fire.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Chicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicks. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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