/ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/

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Meaning

A farm bird that people keep for its eggs and its meat.

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Word origin

From Old English cicen, meaning a young bird or chick.

Origin
Old English
Root
cicen

Grammar

Gender
Pluralchickens

Examples

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"Chicken" is one farm bird.

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"Chickens" is the plural, meaning more than one chicken.

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Here "chicken" means the meat from the bird.

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This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 10: chicken, mmm, final and 7 more words.