chick

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun young bird especially of domestic fowl
  2. noun informal terms for a (young) woman

Etymology

From Middle English chicke, chike, variation of chiken (“chicken", also "chick”), from Old English ċicen, ċycen (“chicken”). Sense of "young woman" dates to at least 1860 (compare chit (“young, pert woman”)). More at chicken.

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Synonyms

biddy

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