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 eagles — and occasionally their chicks — could be seen on Friends of Big Bear Valley’s livestream heading into Sunday evening. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Pittsburgh's National Aviary recently hatched two Guam kingfisher chicks, a species extinct in the wild. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Tractor Supply sells a wide variety of items, including grills, lawn mowers, ammunition, clothing, tools, gardening products, ATVs, horse saddles, kayaks and live chicks. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 Only two of the chicks were visible on the live cam when the storm passed by the next morning. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 One of four piping plover chicks that recently hatched at Montrose Beach has died, the Chicago Piping Plovers conservation organization announced Tuesday. — 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

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Noun

There were some older, some younger and some kids whose parents were diehard fans.

— Sophie Lindberg July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
The clients, a couple with two kids, wanted the look of an aged farmhouse.

— Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2026

Definition of kids

Noun

This historic event, a partnership with Global Citizen, aims to raise funds for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, supporting education and soccer opportunities for children worldwide.

— Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Maiklem observed that most nineteenth-century mudlarks, searching desperately for goods from the river, were women and children.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of children

Noun

The adult driver and two juveniles were taken to an area hospital for treatment, police said.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Denver police also accused the 14-year-old of being involved with a shooting about 15 minutes before the Sunnyside shooting, when the teen and two other juveniles shot a fourth juvenile near Park Avenue and East 20th Avenue.

— Katie Langford, Denver Post, 15 July 2026