chick

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A young bird.
2. A young chicken.
3. A young child.
4. (colloquial) A young, typically attractive, woman or teenage girl.
5. (slang) A friendly fighter aircraft.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To sprout, as seed does in the ground; to vegetate.
2. To compress the lips and then separate them quickly, resulting in a percussive noise.

Concepts

poussin

gonzesse

nana

oisillon

minette

poulet

nénette

poupée

fille

poulette

poule

mioche

mouflet

oiselle

souris

couvée

greluche

pépée

jeune fille

jupe

oiseau

autruchon

coquelet

gosse

môme

poupoule

enfant

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/t͡ʃɪk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.