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chickens

/ˈt͡ʃɪkənz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.
  2. The meat from this bird eaten as food.
  3. The young of any bird; a chick.
  4. A coward.
  5. A young or inexperienced person.
  6. A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
  7. To avoid a situation one is afraid of.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

yellow-bellied(English)yellow(English)crybaby(English)wimp(English)chickenhearted(English)fearful(English)cowardly(English)coward(English)broiler(English)gallus(English)fowl(English)hens(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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