Chick

/tʃɪk/ noun

Definition

A baby chicken that is yellow and fluffy and says 'peep.'

Etymology

This word comes from the sound baby chickens make.

Kelly Says

A chick is like a little yellow cotton ball with tiny legs and a beak! They're baby chickens that say 'peep, peep' and love to follow their mama around the farm, just like how you might follow your grown-ups around.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዶሮ
ARالعربية
فرخة
BNবাংলা
ছোট মুরগি
CACatalà
pollet
CSČeština
kuřátko
DADansk
kylling
DEDeutsch
Küken
ELΕλληνικά
νεογέννητο πουλί
ESEspañol
pollita
FAفارسی
جوجه
FISuomi
poikanen
FRFrançais
poussin
GUGU
બચ્ચાનું
HAHA
ƙazua
HEעברית
אפרוח
HIहिन्दी
मुर्गी का बच्चा
HUMagyar
csirke
IDBahasa Indonesia
anak ayam
IGIG
ụmụ ọkụkọ
ITItaliano
pulcino
JA日本語
ひよこ
KKKK
тауық
KMKM
មាន់ក្មេង
KO한국어
병아리
MRMR
कोंबडीचे बचन
MSBahasa Melayu
anak ayam
MYမြန်မာ
ကြက်လိုးမ
NLNederlands
kuiken
NONorsk
kylling
PAPA
ਚੂਜ਼ਾ
PLPolski
pisklę
PTPortuguês
pintainha
RORomână
pui
RUРусский
цыпленок
SVSvenska
kyckling
SWKiswahili
kuku
TAதமிழ்
கோழி குஞ்சு
TEతెలుగు
కోడిపిల్ల
THไทย
ลูกไก่
TLTL
mga sisiw
TRTürkçe
civciv
UKУкраїнська
курча
URاردو
چوزہ
VITiếng Việt
gà con
YOYO
ọmọ iyọ
ZH中文
小鸡
ZUZU
inhloni

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Emerged as slang for young women in mid-20th century, infantilizing and trivializing adult females. Origins in diminishing language parallel to 'girl' used for grown women.

Inclusive Usage

Use 'woman', 'young woman', or the person's name. Reserve 'chick' for baby birds.

Inclusive Alternatives

["woman","young woman","person"]

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