Definition for CHICK, or CHICK'EN

CHICK, or CHICK'EN, n. [Sax. cicen; D. kuiken; G. kΓΌchlein. Qu. Russ. chikayu, to peep.]

  1. The young of fowls, particularly of the domestic hen, or gallinaceous fowls.
  2. A person of tender years.
  3. A word of tenderness.

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