Chick

Pronunciation

• IPA: /t͡ʃɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɪk

Origin

From Middle English chike, variation of chiken ("chicken"), from Old English Ä‹icen, cycen ("chicken"). Sense of "young woman" first attested in Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis (1927)

Etymology of chick in

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Full definition of chick

Noun

1. (zoology) A young bird.
2. A young chicken.
3. (slang) A woman (especially one who is young and/or attractive).Three cool chicks
   Are walking down the street
   Swinging their hips — song "Three Cool Cats" by
• 1927, Sinclair Lewis, Elmer Gantry, He had determined that marriage now would cramp his advancement in the church and that, anyway, he didn't want to marry this brainless little fluffy chick, who would be of no help in impressing rich parishioners.
• 2004, Tess Pendergrass, Bad moon rising‎, I can't believe you've got a hot chick in that ratty apartment with you.

Synonyms

Derived terms

• chick flick
• chickfriend
• chick lit

Verb

1. (obsolete) To sprout, as seed does in the ground; to vegetate.