Definition
A small North American songbird known for its distinctive two-note call that sounds like 'chick-a-dee-dee-dee'; belonging to the family Paridae.
Etymology
Onomatopoeia from the bird's call itself; the name 'chickadee' directly imitates the sound the bird makes. This is one of the clearest examples of English words formed by mimicking natural sounds.
Kelly Says
Chickadees are genius birds that can remember thousands of hiding spots where they cached seeds—and they use different alarm calls to warn other birds about different predator sizes! The 'dee-dee' part of their call intensifies when danger is close, so other birds know how serious it is.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
ARالعربية
صوت صغير
suwat sagheer
BNবাংলা
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
CACatalà
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
CSČeština
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
DADansk
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
DEDeutsch
Zwerchfellchen
tsverkh-fell-chen
ELΕλληνικά
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
ESEspañol
chicadee
CHIK-ə-dee
FAفارسی
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
FISuomi
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
FRFrançais
chicadée
shee-ka-day
HEעברית
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
HIहिन्दी
छोटी चिड़िया
chhoti chirdiya
HUMagyar
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
IDBahasa Indonesia
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
ITItaliano
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
MYမြန်မာ
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
NLNederlands
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
NONorsk
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
PLPolski
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
PTPortuguês
chicadee
chee-ka-dee
RORomână
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
RUРусский
чикади
chi-ka-dee
SVSvenska
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
SWKiswahili
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
TAதமிழ்
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
TEతెలుగు
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
TRTürkçe
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
UKУкраїнська
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
URاردو
chicadee
chi-ka-dee
VITiếng Việt
chicadee
chi-ka-dee