chick

chick
Synonyms and related words:
Bantam, Jane, angel, avifauna, babe, baby, baby bird, baby-doll, banty, barn-door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, bird, bird of Jove, bird of Juno, bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey, birdie, birdlife, birdling, birdy, bitch, broad, broiler, brooder, broody hen, bud, buttercup, cage bird, calf, capon, catling, chanticleer, cherub, chickabiddy, chicken, chickling, chicky, cock, cockerel, colleen, colt, cub, cutie, cygnet, dame, damoiselle, damsel, darling, dear, deary, demoiselle, diving bird, dogie, doll, domestic fowl, dove, drake, duck, duckling, dunghill fowl, eagle, eaglet, fawn, filly, fish-eating bird, fledgling, flightless bird, foal, fowl, frail, fruit-eating bird, fryer, fulmar, gal, game bird, game fowl, gander, girl, girlie, gobbler, goose, gosling, guinea cock, guinea fowl, guinea hen, heifer, hen, hen turkey, hon, honey, honey bunch, honey child, hoyden, insect-eating bird, jeune fille, jill, junior miss, juvenile, kid, kit, kitten, lady friend, lamb, lambkin, lass, lassie, litter, little missy, love, lover, mademoiselle, maid, maiden, migrant, migratory bird, minx, miss, missy, moppet, mouse, nest, nestling, nipper, nymphet, oscine bird, owl, partlet, passerine bird, peacock, peafowl, peahen, perching bird, pet, petkins, piece, pigeon, piglet, pigling, polliwog, poulard, poult, poultry, precious, precious heart, pullet, pup, puppy, ratite, roaster, romp, rooster, schoolgirl, schoolmaid, schoolmiss, sea bird, seed-eating bird, setting hen, shoat, shore bird, skirt, slip, snookums, songbird, spring chicken, squab, stewing chicken, storm petrel, stormy petrel, subdeb, subdebutante, subteen, subteener, sugar, swan, sweet, sweetheart, sweetie, sweetkins, sweets, tadpole, teenybopper, tom, tom turkey, tomato, tomboy, turkey, turkey gobbler, turkey-cock, virgin, wading bird, warbler, water bird, waterfowl, weaner, wench, whelp, wildfowl, yeanling, young creature, young thing, youngling, youngster

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Chick — may refer to: A bird that has not yet reached the adult stage, especially: a young chicken A day old cockerel in falconry Woman (slang) Chick, a clothing line by Nicky Hilton People: Chick Young (born 1951), a Scottish football journalist Chick… …   Wikipedia

  • Chick — bezeichnet eine Wirtschaftswissenschaftlerin, siehe Victoria Chick einen christlichen US Verlag mit evangelikaler Prägung, siehe Chick Publications ein Kontaktmagazin der Video Art Holland in der Jugendsprache ein Mädchen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • chick — mid 14c., shortening of CHICKEN (Cf. chicken) (q.v.), extended to human offspring (often in alliterative pairing chick and child) and used as a term of endearment. As slang for young woman it is first recorded 1927 (in Elmer Gantry ), supposedly… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Chick — (ch[i^]k), v. i. [OE. chykkyn, chyke, chicken.] To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate. Chalmers. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chick — Chick, n. 1. A chicken. [1913 Webster] 2. A child or young person; a term of endearment. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. a young woman; often considered offensive. [slang] [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chick — [tʃık] n ↑nest [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: chicken] 1.) a baby bird ▪ a mother hen with her chicks 2.) informal a word meaning a young woman, that some people think is offensive …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • chick — [ tʃık ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL a woman. This word is usually considered offensive. 2. ) a baby bird …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • chick — ► NOUN 1) a young bird, especially one newly hatched. 2) informal a young woman. ORIGIN abbreviation of CHICKEN(Cf. ↑chicken) …   English terms dictionary

  • chick — [chik] n. [ME chike, var. of chiken, CHICKEN] 1. a young chicken 2. any young bird 3. Now Rare a child: term of endearment ☆ 4. Slang a young woman …   English World dictionary

  • chick|ee — «CHIHK ee», noun. a Seminole Indian dwelling, consisting of a palm thatched hut with open sides standing on a platform raised about three feet from the ground. ╂[< the Muskhogean name] …   Useful english dictionary

  • chick — al·lo·co·chick; chick·a·bid·dy; chick·a·dee; chick·a·mau·ga; chick·a·ree; chick·a·saw; chick; chick·ell; chick·ery; chick·ling; dop·chick; el·la·chick; hol·lus·chick; boy·chick; chick·en; chick·en·shit; chick·o·ry; …   English syllables

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