chick


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chick

young chicken or other bird; a child; a young pretty woman
Not to be confused with:
cheek – either side of a face; nerve, audacity, gall, impudence: the kid has a lot of cheek
chic – fashionable, stylish; style and elegance, smart, modish: she looks so chic in that black dress
sheik – a Muslim religious official; a leader of an Arab family, village, or tribe
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

chick

(chĭk)
n.
1.
a. A young chicken.
b. One of the young of any bird.
2. A child.
3. Often Offensive A girl or young woman.
[Middle English chike, variant of chiken, chicken; see chicken.]
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chick

(tʃɪk)
n
1. (Animals) the young of a bird, esp of a domestic fowl
2. slang a girl or young woman, esp an attractive one
3. a young child: used as a term of endearment
[C14: short for chicken]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

chick

(tʃɪk)

n.
1. a young chicken or other bird.
2. a child.
3. Slang: Usually Offensive. a young woman.
[1275–1325; Middle English chike, variant of chiken chicken]
usage: Definition 3 is usually perceived as insulting.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:chick - young bird especially of domestic fowl]chick - young bird especially of domestic fowl
young bird - a bird that is still young
Gallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
2. [画像:chick - informal terms for a (young) woman]chick - informal terms for a (young) woman
fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
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Translations
صوصفرخكَتْكُوت موزْة
ptáčeptačí mláděkočkakuře
fugleungekyllingpigebarnungfugl
kananpoikalinnunpoikatiputypykkätytsy
pilepilence
csibekiscsirke
fuglsungi
ヒヨコヒナ
병아리
paukščiukasviščiukas
cālisputnēns
pintainho pintinho pinto filhote de avefranguinha
vtáča
piščančekptiček
fågelungenykläckt kycklingtjej
ลูกไก่ ลูกนก
civciv yavru kuş
gà, chim con

chick

[tʃɪk] N
1. (= baby bird) → pajarito m; (= baby hen) → pollito m, polluelo m
2. (= woman) → chica f, chavala f (Sp)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

chick

[ˈtʃɪk] n
(= bird) → poussin m
a hen and her chicks → une poule et ses poussins
(= girl) → nana f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

chick

n
(of chicken) → Küken nt; (= young bird) → Junge(s) nt
(inf: = child) → Kleine(s) nt
(inf: = girl) → Mieze f (inf); she’s some chick → sie ist nicht ohne (inf)

chick

:
chick flick
n (inf) → Frauenfilm m, → Schnulze f (inf pej)
chick lit
n (inf) → Frauenroman m, → Frauenbuch nt
chickpea
n → Kichererbse f
chickweed
n → Sternmiere f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

chick

[tʃɪk] n (baby bird) → piccolo (di volatile), uccellino ; (baby hen) → pulcino (fam) → pollastrella
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

chick

(tʃik) noun
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 oisillon אפרוח चूजा pile kiscsirke anak burung fuglsungi pulcino; uccellino ひな鳥 새기새 paukščiukas putnēns; cālis anak burung jong vogeltje fugleunge; kylling pisklę 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; пташеня چوزہ sự thanh lịch 小鸟
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

chick

→ كَتْكُوت ptáče kylling Küken νεοσσός pollito , polluelo kananpoika poussin pilence pulcino ひよこ 병아리 kuikentje fugleunge pisklę pintainho , pintinho цыпленок nykläckt kyckling ลูกไก่ ลูกนก civciv gà, chim con 小鸡
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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