chick
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(chĭk) 
n.
n.
- A young chicken.
- The young of any bird.
- A child.
- Slang. A girl or young woman.
[Middle English chike, variant of chiken, chicken. See chicken.]
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chick
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).
noun, orig US
A girl; a young woman. (1927 —) .
It Jackie, always a 'with-it chick' (1971).
| chib, chiack, chi-hike | |
| chicken, chicken colonel, chicken ranch |
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categories related to 'chick'
- Animal Types and Parts - chick: young bird, esp. chicken
- Affectionate Reference
- Flirtation, Dating, and Courting - chick: Slang. girl, young woman
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Chick may refer to:
People:
- Chick Autry (first baseman) (William Askew Autry, 1885–1976), National League Baseball player [1907–1909]
- Chick Autry (catcher) (Martin Gordon Autry, 1903–1950), American League Baseball player [1924–1930]
- Chick Bullock (1898-1981), American vocalist
- Chick Corea (born 1941), American jazz pianist
- Chick Davies (1892-1973), American baseball player
- Chick Evans (1890-1979), American amateur golfer and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame
- George Evans (coach), nicknamed "Chick", American football, basketball, and baseball coach at Northern Illinois University from the 1920s to 1950s
- Chick Fraser (1873-1940), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Chick Fullis (1904-1946), Major League Baseball player
- Chick Fulmer (1851-1940), Major League Baseball player
- Chick Galloway (1896-1969), Major League Baseball player
- Chick Hafey (1903-1973), Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player
- Chick Harbert (1915-1992), American PGA Tour golfer
- Chick Hearn (1916–2002), American sportscaster
- Chick King (born 1930), Major League Baseball player
- Chick Lang (1905-1947), Canadian Hall of Fame jockey
- Chick Morrison (1878-1924), American silent film actor
- Chick Parsons (1902-1988), American World War II naval officer and businessman
- Chick Shorten (1892–1965), Major League Baseball player
- Chick Stahl (1873-1907), Major League Baseball player
- Chick Tricker, early New York gangster
- Chick Webb (1905–1939), jazz drummer and band leader
- Chick Young (born 1951), Scottish football journalist
- Harriette Chick (1875–1977), British nutritionist
- Jack Chick (born 1924), fundamentalist Christian American cartoonist and publisher and founder of Chick Publications
- John Chick (born 1982), American football player
- Chick Clark, a Trevor Fitzroy identity
Sports teams:
- Grand Rapids Chicks, part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1945 to 1954
- Milwaukee Chicks, in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1944
- Memphis Chicks, a former minor league baseball team in Memphis, Tennessee
Places:
- Chick Island, in Lake Erie, Canada
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Chick
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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