chick

(chĭk)
n.

1. 1. A young chicken.
   2. The young of any bird.
2. A child.
3. Slang. A girl or young woman.

[Middle English chike, variant of chiken, chicken. See chicken.]

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IN BRIEF: Young bird especially of domestic fowl.

The small yellow chick jumped out of my hands and tried to fly.

Tutor's tip: When the sheik (Arab leader, also spelled sheikh) referred to her as a chick (slang for a girl), the chic (elegant, stylish) young woman thought he had a lot of cheek (slang for arrogance).

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noun
noun, orig US

A girl; a young woman. (1927 —) .
It Jackie, always a 'with-it chick' (1971).

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Abbreviation for chicken (1).

For a list of words related to chick, see:

• Animal Types and Parts - chick: young bird, esp. chicken
• Affectionate Reference
• Flirtation, Dating, and Courting - chick: Slang. girl, young woman

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - [sl] pige, kylling, fugleunge, rolling

idioms:

• chick pea    kikært

Nederlands (Dutch)
griet, kuiken, kindje, scherm voor deuropening (India)

Français (French)
n. - poussin, fille, nana

idioms:

• chick pea    pois chiche

Deutsch (German)
n. - Küken, Biene

idioms:

• chick pea    Kichererbse

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νεοσσός, (καθομ.) κοτοπουλάκι, γκομενάκι, γυναικάκι

idioms:

• chick pea    ρεβίθι

Italiano (Italian)
bambola, figliola, pulcino

idioms:

• chick pea    cece

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pinto (m), criança (f)

idioms:

• chick pea    grão-de-bico (m) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
цыпочка, девочка, цыпленок, птенец

idioms:

• chick pea    турецкий горох

Español (Spanish)
n. - chavala, jovencita, pollito, polluelo

idioms:

• chick pea    garbanzo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nykläckt kyckling, fågelunge, brud (sl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小鸡, 小孩, 小鸟, 少女

idioms:

• chick pea    鹰嘴豆

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小雞, 小孩, 小鳥, 少女

idioms:

• chick pea    鷹嘴豆

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 병아리, 어린애, 아가씨

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ひよこ, 雛, 子供

idioms:

• chick pea    ひよこ豆

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فتاة, فرخ, كتكوت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אפרוח, פרגית, נערה, ילד‬

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