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
By 15 weeks, the chicks have generally left the nest but are often not more than a mile or so away.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Never doubt chicks with sticks.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Today, the sand is clean and dotted by beach lovers who are dedicated enough to walk a ways from the road to access a place that feels like magic, passing trees that shimmer like silver on the way (plus protected nests for piping plover chicks).
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
An annual count of common loons found more adults and chicks this year than last, Maine Audubon said this week.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025
While most of the hatched penguin chicks remain in Baltimore, the animals have also helped establish new colonies at zoos and aquariums in 35 states and Canada, the zoo's announcement states.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
While some of the chicks stay at the zoo in Baltimore, some have been sent to help establish new colonies at zoos and aquariums in 35 states and in Canada, according to zoo officials.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The kestrels use tree cavities and other small spaces to raise their chicks and were quick to move into the orchards.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
The hilarious hijinks that ensue are centered on a rugby-playing rascal whose initial interests in pulling chicks and working get-rich-quick schemes give way to a lifelong love of writing poetry in the post-Soviet-occupation era of the 1990s.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Never doubt chicks with sticks.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Today, the sand is clean and dotted by beach lovers who are dedicated enough to walk a ways from the road to access a place that feels like magic, passing trees that shimmer like silver on the way (plus protected nests for piping plover chicks).
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
An annual count of common loons found more adults and chicks this year than last, Maine Audubon said this week.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025
While most of the hatched penguin chicks remain in Baltimore, the animals have also helped establish new colonies at zoos and aquariums in 35 states and Canada, the zoo's announcement states.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
While some of the chicks stay at the zoo in Baltimore, some have been sent to help establish new colonies at zoos and aquariums in 35 states and in Canada, according to zoo officials.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The kestrels use tree cavities and other small spaces to raise their chicks and were quick to move into the orchards.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
The hilarious hijinks that ensue are centered on a rugby-playing rascal whose initial interests in pulling chicks and working get-rich-quick schemes give way to a lifelong love of writing poetry in the post-Soviet-occupation era of the 1990s.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicks
Noun
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Admission is $5; free for kids 15 and younger (cash only); free for active-duty military with ID.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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CeraVe Acne Foaming Cleanser Older kids and tweens often start breaking out with acne around this age, so be aware that exfoliators, acids, or retinol can potentially cause skin irritation.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
15 Jan. 2026
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Social media companies have removed access to millions of accounts belonging to children in Australia in the first month since the country’s historic ban took effect, requiring platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok to identify and deactivate users under the age 16.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Brady and Bündchen, 45, share two children, Benjamin, 16 and Vivian, 13.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Two groups of two juveniles came in and stole bottles of alcohol.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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After the man who had picked up the two other males got out of the vehicle, the two male juveniles forced the two females to drive away at gunpoint, police said.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Chicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicks. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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