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Meaning of chick | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
t͡ʃɪk

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A screen or blind made of finely slit bamboo and twine, hung in doorways or windows.
    India, Pakistan
  3. A young bird.
  4. a baby bird. One of the chicks fell out of the blackbird's nest. kuiken صوص пиленце filhote ptačí mládě das Küken fugleunge νεοσσός, κοτοπουλάκι linnupoeg جوجۀ پرنده tipu oisillonאפרוח चूजा pile kiscsirke anak burung fuglsungi pulcino; uccellino ひな鳥 새기새 paukščiukas putnēns; cālis anak burung jong vogeltjefugleunge; kyllingpisklę چبچى، چرګوړى مرغزى (دهرمرغه بچى يا چيچى filhote pui, puişor птенец vtáča ptiček, piščanček ptić fågelunge, [nykläckt] kyckling ลูกนก yavru kuş, civciv 小鳥 курча; пташе...
  5. An attractive, young woman; or, more generally, a woman.
    colloquial
  6. A young chicken.
  7. A child.
  8. A friendly fighter aircraft.
    slang
  9. Often Offensive A girl or young woman.
    Often Offensive
  10. A young child.
    dated, endearing
  11. (Animals) the young of a bird, esp of a domestic fowl
  12. slang a girl or young woman, esp an attractive one
    slang
  13. a young child: used as a term of endearment
  14. a young chicken or other bird.
  15. Slang: Usually Offensive. a young woman.
  16. n (of chicken) → Küken nt; (= young bird) → Junge(s) nt
    n

Equivalents

العربية الفرخ صُوص فتاة فرخ فروج
Български мацка пиле
Bosanski kocka kurca kure nana nena пиле
Català pollet
Čeština baba buchta kočka kuře kuřecí ptáče
Cymraeg cyw
Esperanto kokido ulino
Euskara txita
فارسی جوجه
Français chick gonzesse nana poussin
Gàidhlig eireag isean
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi piopio
Hrvatski kocka kurca kure nana nena пиле
Հայերեն ծիտ ճուտ
Bahasa Indonesia bidai
日本語 チック 雛鳥
ქართული ბარტყი წიწილა
한국어 간나 계집애 병아리 새끼새
Lietuvių viščiukas
Latviešu cālēns cālis
Македонски коковче пиле
Bahasa Melayu anak ayam
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကြက်ကလေး မြား
Nederlands griet kuiken stoot
Português franguinha garota pintainho pintinho pinto
Română gagică pui tipa
Slovenčina kurča
Српски kocka kurca kure nana nena пиле
Svenska brud tjej
Kiswahili kifaranga
ไทย ลูกไก่
Українська курча́ куря пташеня тьолка
Tiếng Việt

Examples

“Near-synonyms: nestling, fledgling”
“Published in the Communications Earth & Environment journal, scientists conclude that due to sea ice loss last year, it is highly probable that no chicks had survived from four of the five known emperor penguin colonies in the central and eastern Bellingshausen Sea in Antarctica.”
“Neither chick nor child was left living the length of the seacoast.”
“This chick's a machine but her friend is way more fun.”
“They're going to have a chick weekend. No guys allowed.”
“He'll fall for any chick with a nice smile.”
“"I thought you had some common sense, Frank," said Uncle John; "but I see you are as great a fool as all the rest. Marry, indeed! A pretty chick to marry!"”
“He had determined that marriage now would cramp his advancement in the church and that, anyway, he didn't want to marry this brainless little fluffy chick, who would be of no help in impressing rich parishioners.”
“Three cool chicks / Are walking down the street / Swinging their hips”
“Good. It's nice to have a chick occasionally.”
“That ain't workin', that's the way you do it / Money for nothin', and chicks for free”
“I can't believe you've got a hot chick in that ratty apartment with you.”
“"You’re asking too many questions. Look. You’re a cute kid. I mean, you’re a hell of a chick. You’re a knockout. But don’t go thinking you’re too important at this stage."”
“The Aldis lamp flashes at the underside of each aircraft. It shows that the gear is down. Diegal is relaxing. This is such low responsibility, easy night duty. All the “chicks” (fighter aircraft) are home to roost except one.”
“1890, Rudyard Kipling, Letter to William Canton, 5 April, 1890, in Sandra Kemp and Lisa Lewis (eds.) Writings on writing by Rudyard Kipling, Cambridge University Press, 1996, p. 34, https://books.google.ca/books?id=-AQStA5QMjwC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Then, through a cautiously lifted chick, the old scene stands revealed […]”
“It is not uncommon at meal-time to see the table servants chasing the sparrows about the room, endeavouring to drive them out while some one holds up the "chick" or bamboo net which covers the doorway.”
“[…] at this time of day all the verandas were curtained with green bamboo chicks.”
“Outside I could hear the bamboo chick tapping on the door like a blind man's stick on a kerbstone.”

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