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 In 2025, the duo gained further attention after welcoming three chicks, one of which died in a winter storm. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 The pair has acted a foster parents to many chicks at the aquarium during their decades together. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 July 2026 During the 1982-1983 El Niño, sea birds on Christmas Island abandoned chicks to search for food and fur seal and sea lions were starving in Peru. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 30 July 2026 The mother bird remains inside for weeks while the male delivers food through the tiny opening until the chicks are old enough. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 The Brockmans are among the thousands across the globe who have watched Jackie and Shadow bond and raise chicks via webcams installed by the nonprofit, Anna Brockman said in a statement. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 In her solarium, a cardboard box trembled with teenage chicks, peeping under a heat lamp. — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 20 July 2026 Nicknamed Monty and Rose, the pair continued to migrate to the area and hatch chicks for three consecutive summers. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 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

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Noun

Residents didn’t feel safe walking their dogs down the street, let alone taking their kids to the neighborhood park.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Building Coping Mechanisms Youth sports have the power to teach perseverance and overcoming adversity in a way kids may not be able to learn elsewhere, especially in our digital age.

— Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of kids

Noun

On Thursday, a Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine killed at least eight civilians, including children, and wounded dozens more.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of children

Noun

Scott Lauck, a spokesperson for the office, said in an email Thursday that one of the juveniles was charged with two counts of misdemeanor assault, while the other was charged with one count of resisting arrest, also a misdemeanor.

— Nathan Pilling July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
The grand jury recommended criminal charges against four former coaches, two players charged as adults, and four juveniles.

— Ross DiMattei, CBS News, 30 July 2026