Making or characterized by high-pitched, repeated chirping sounds like a young bird or chick.
From 'cheep' (imitative of bird sounds) plus the suffix '-y' meaning 'characterized by.' The base word 'cheep' emerged in the 1500s as onomatopoeia mimicking the sounds young birds make.
Onomatopoeia like 'cheep' are fascinating because different languages invented completely different words for the same bird sound—English chose 'cheep' while French speakers hear 'piou piou,' showing how our brains filter sounds through cultural patterns.
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