CHICKS Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

chicks

noun

plural of chick

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 two gained viral attention in recent years after welcoming three chicks in 2025, one of which died in a winter storm. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 Since the pair formed in 2018, fans have watched them weather freezing winter storms, incubate eggs and dote on fuzzy chicks. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 The nonprofit said the two chicks, Sandy and Luna, were getting back into the nest when Luna jumped over Sandy, and Sandy fell from the branches. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 The Park District expanded the birds’ habitat at the Montrose Dunes in 2021 after Monty and Rose, the first piping plovers confirmed to nest in Chicago in over half a century, unified city residents around their success raising chicks. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 The pair has acted a foster parents to many chicks at the aquarium during their decades together. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 July 2026 The mother bird remains inside for weeks while the male delivers food through the tiny opening until the chicks are old enough. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

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Noun

Families can also participate in daily arts and crafts sessions, with materials provided on request and staff on hand to help kids create their own souvenirs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
That means cables, socks, Legos, kids' pajamas, and everything else not taller than the unit itself are up for grabs, Pac-Man style.

— Joe Salas August 14, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of kids

Noun

More than eleven million children are projected to need humanitarian assistance this year, according to UNICEF, but nearly 600 health facilities have closed because of the cuts.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Family and religion Sabio and his wife, Abigail, have five children.

— Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of children

Noun

Two other juveniles were injured, according to the Grand Prairie Police Department.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Officers located the car and two juveniles at 139th Street and Harrison Avenue after the system reported the vehicle traveling west on 139th Street after re-entering the village, police said.

— Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026