Küken

Meaning

1. (neuter,strong) chick (young bird), fledgling, hatchling, squab (of a pigeon or dove))
2. (figuratively,neuter,strong) the youngest in a group
3. (neuter,strong) plug (as in a cask)

Concepts

chick

chicken

fledgling

chicks

nestling

chickens

hen

hatchling

fledglings

doll

baby bird

young animal

young bird

cock

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkyːkən/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Die Küken haben im Gegensatz zu den adulten Vögeln beim Schlupf einen geraden Schnabel .

In contrast to the adult birds, the chicks have a straight beak when they hatch.