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CHIK/tʃɪk/

A chick is a baby bird, especially a baby chicken, often yellow and fluffy. Countable: a chick, chicks. A hen is the adult female; a chicken can mean the bird or the meat. A duckling is a baby duck. Mix-up: cheek (side of your face) — extra e; and chick vs thick (not thin).

Meaning

A baby bird, especially a baby chicken.

Examples

• “The chick came out of the egg.”
• “The chick is still wet from the egg.”
• “Keep the chicks warm under the lamp.”

Good to know

a chick (baby chicken). Adult: hen / chicken. Contrast: duckling (baby duck). Mix-up: cheek.

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