/tʃɪk/
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Translation
A very young bird, especially a baby chicken.
Word origin
A short form of "chicken", used for the young bird since the Middle Ages.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- chiken
Grammar
Gender
Pluralchicks
Examples
.
A "chick" is a baby bird.
hen .
"Chicks" is the plural, meaning more than one.
hens .
A chick grows into a chicken.
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