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chick

[chik] / tʃɪk /
NOUN
young bird
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NOUN
(offensive) young woman
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A golden eagle chick has become the first to fledge from a nest on a managed grouse moor in the south of Scotland.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Amid reports of her extended hospital stay earlier this year, Applegate assured fans in April that she is a “strong chick, and I’m getting stronger and better every day.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Miss enough feedings and a vulnerable chick can perish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

She added that the scheme only removes one chick at a time from nests, and the birds are checked for bird flu before they are released.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Pan was a sparrow chick now, so Asta became a bird too, a greenfinch this time.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

Emperor penguins rely on stable sea ice to live, hunt and breed and their chicks can perish if they fall in freezing water before developing waterproof feathers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

White-tailed eagle chicks have successfully fledged from wild nests in England for the fourth consecutive year.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

A longtime pet breeder, Matson moved to Newberry Springs about nine years ago to raise ostriches and other exotic animals, selling their chicks and eggs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Resistance at first was fierce, since the idea had never been tried and putting puffin chicks at risk seemed antithetical to the Audubon Society’s creed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

I gathered my sisters and brothers, like a hen her chicks, and stood by the side of the road as someone pulled the bicycle apart and took Raymond’s foot out.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago


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