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
One of four piping plover chicks that recently hatched at Montrose Beach has died, the Chicago Piping Plovers conservation organization announced Tuesday.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Starting with chicks rather than adult birds also matters, particularly for families.
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Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
Moving nests is risky and could cause the parents to abandon the eggs or chicks.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
Baby chicks, resplendent in all of their downy softness, were a huge draw, and there was the promise of a cowboy performance with bucking broncos to highlight the rise of the American cowboy.
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Gary Fields,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Not infrequently, a female jacana will kill another bird’s chicks, mate with the male who was tending them, and leave him to raise a new clutch.
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Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Starting with chicks rather than adult birds also matters, particularly for families.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
Moving nests is risky and could cause the parents to abandon the eggs or chicks.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
Baby chicks, resplendent in all of their downy softness, were a huge draw, and there was the promise of a cowboy performance with bucking broncos to highlight the rise of the American cowboy.
—
Gary Fields,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Not infrequently, a female jacana will kill another bird’s chicks, mate with the male who was tending them, and leave him to raise a new clutch.
—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicks
Noun
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On Sundays, Kenyon opens the gates of his homestead to kids from Cherbourg, and anyone else who wants to ride bulls.
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Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
Noun
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In Lebanon, at least 100,000 children risk missing out on school unless classrooms damaged by Israeli strikes are urgently repaired or rebuilt before September, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has warned.
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His mission to catch adults who prey on children was launched when a friend in cybersecurity told him about the online danger.
Noun
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In the second Honda Pilot, seven occupants, including six juveniles, had minor injuries, according to the crash report.
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Nearly all scalloped hammerheads were juveniles and none had reached maturity.
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“Chicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicks. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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