Synonyms of chicks

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kids
• children
• juveniles
• cubs
• youths
• youngsters
• teenagers
• babies
• buds
• kiddies
• monkeys
• moppets
• younglings
• sprouts
• teens
• adolescents
• kiddos
• bambinos
• sprats
• whelps
• chaps
• bairns
• squirts
• infants
• toddlers
• minors
• nestlings
• preschoolers
• babes
• newborn
• schoolgirls
• weanlings
• schoolchildren
• kindergartners
• urchins
• neonates
• schoolboys
• schoolkids
• tykes
• whippersnappers
• tots
• rascals
• teeners
• lads
• rug rats
• cherubs
• teenyboppers
• preteens
• bantlings
• hellions
• rapscallions
• tweens
• striplings
• nippers
• imps
• subteens
• mischiefs
• rogues
• devils
• tomboys
• shavers
• tads
• bobby-soxers
• jackanapeses
• hoydens
• preteen-agers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adults
• grown-ups
• senior citizens
• elders
• ancients
• oldsters
• seniors
• old-timers
• middle-agers
• golden-agers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chicks

This includes high rates of females not laying clutches, low provisioning rates, emaciated chicks with stunted development and other factors. — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

By the end of this year’s breeding season, about twenty per cent of the hatched chicks had fledged. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Many tuned in to the nonstop livestream of Jackie’s nest — often daily — to watch her and her mate Shadow weather freezing winter storms, protect their eggs and dote on fuzzy chicks. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

For the first time, the aquarium is sharing with ABC News the names of two of the newest chicks, Chip and Boyd. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Prior to the 2011-2012 nesting season, no bald eagle chicks were known to have ever hatched in Big Bear Valley. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026

For many of this year’s chicks, the next milestone will be receiving a name on the anniversary of their hatch days next year. — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

Today, there are 99 breeding pairs in the region, including 160 chicks fledged in the wild. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2026

The lone male, meanwhile, worked overtime to feed both nests of hungry chicks. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026