Neuter
Küken
- (neuter, strong) chick (young bird), fledgling, hatchling, squab (of a pigeon or dove))
- (figuratively, neuter, strong) the youngest in a group
- (neuter, strong) plug (as in a cask)
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
byppeli
St. Gallen
bibalì
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkyːkən/
Etymology
In summary
Via German Low German from Middle Low German kuken, from Old Saxon *kiukīn, from Proto-West Germanic *kiukīn (“chicken”). Cognate with Dutch kuiken, English chicken. A related form is Middle High German kuchil, whence now obsolete Küchlein.
Vogeljunges
blutiger Anfänger
Erstsemester
Greenhorn
Unerfahrener
Youngster
junges Tier
Newbie
junger Spund
Pipperl
Nullanfänger
Jungfuchs
Rookie
junger Hüpfer
junger Spritzer
noch nicht lange dabei
junger Dachs
Rotarsch
frisch von der Uni
neu im Geschäft
neu hier
Kippchen
Nachwuchs…
flügges Küken
eben flügge gewordener Vogel
pulcino
poussin
polluelo
civciv
pinto
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