chick
noun
a young chicken or other bird.
chicks
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pluralof chick.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“She looked so fierce with her powerful sharp beak and large powerful sharp talons, but cared for her chicks so gently and lovingly.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
But poultry companies ended up hatching too many chicks and overestimating demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The eggs were laid between 30 April and 6 May and, once the chicks hatched in June, a local primary school helped name them Ash, Bowness Bobbi and Beau.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Having nested together for eight years, Jackie and Shadow raised numerous chicks and bonded by restoring their nest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Other students set up birdhouses for local nesting birds and recorded how many chicks they had.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
