chicken

/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/

noun

  1. 1

    A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.

  2. 2

    The meat from this bird eaten as food.

  3. 3

    The young of any bird; a chick.

  4. 4

    A coward.

  5. 5

    A young or inexperienced person.

  6. 6

    A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.

  7. 7

    The game of dare.

  8. 8

    A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.

Synonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Cowardly.

    “Why do you refuse to fight? Huh, I guess you're just too chicken.”

verb

  1. 1

    To avoid a situation one is afraid of.

noun

  1. 1

    A young bird.

  2. 2

    A young chicken.

  3. 3

    (term of endearment) A young child.

  4. 4

    A young, especially attractive, woman or teenage girl.

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