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 surviving chicks were later named Sunny and Gizmo after 54,000 names were submitted by fans.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
Hummingbirds Are Busy Raising Young Hummingbirds focus on building nests and raising chicks in the late spring and summer.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
Jackie and Shadow cam Famous California bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow have taken the internet by storm with their adorable chicks this spring.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 1 June 2026
The company released a video showing the hatching chicks.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 28 May 2026
Human disturbance at beach nesting areas can result in nest abandonment or the loss of eggs and chicks.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
The male Burrowing Own feeds a gecko to the female as their chicks play around them.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Three randy, middle-aged white chicks (Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon, Leslie Bibb) seek illicit thrills.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Apr. 2025
This one features adorable baby farm animals, including a baby goat, calf, and chicks.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 4 Apr. 2025
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
Hummingbirds Are Busy Raising Young Hummingbirds focus on building nests and raising chicks in the late spring and summer.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
Jackie and Shadow cam Famous California bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow have taken the internet by storm with their adorable chicks this spring.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 1 June 2026
The company released a video showing the hatching chicks.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 28 May 2026
Human disturbance at beach nesting areas can result in nest abandonment or the loss of eggs and chicks.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
The male Burrowing Own feeds a gecko to the female as their chicks play around them.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Three randy, middle-aged white chicks (Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon, Leslie Bibb) seek illicit thrills.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Apr. 2025
This one features adorable baby farm animals, including a baby goat, calf, and chicks.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 4 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicks
Noun
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School kids arrived on field trips and groups lined up for exhibitions, taking the escalators up past the abstract artist Julie Mehretu’s vibrant, 83-foot-tall vertical window.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The solution may involve options that aren’t their first choice, like a day or two in daycare per week, but are still healthy for the kids.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The couple has been married since 2016 and shares three children.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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For one, as University of British Columbia dean of the faculty of dentistry Mary MacDougall told New Scientist last year, the approach may only work in children, who still have plenty of dental epithelial cells, which play a foundational role in the development of teeth.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The sedan driver died at the scene, while the three juveniles and the pickup driver were taken by ambulance to a local hospital, according to the release.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
9 June 2026
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No arrests have been made in the mass shooting on Troost, a double homicide at a Westport convenience store and no charges have been filed against juveniles in the Lee’s Summit Downtown Days festival fights.—
Ben Wheeler
June 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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“Chicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicks. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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