chick

[chik] /tʃɪk/
noun
1.
a young chicken or other bird.
2.
a child.
3.
Slang: Often Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or young woman.
Origin
1275-1325; Middle English chike, variant of chiken chicken
Can be confused
chic, chick.
Usage note
As a term used to refer to a young woman, chick is slightly dated. Originally it was perceived as insulting because of the perception that it infantilized women. Now the word has been embraced by some women as a positive term of self-reference and an expression of camaraderie. When used as a modifier, as in chick flick and chick lit, its meaning is not restricted to young women and its use is not offensive.

Corea

[kuh-ree-uh] /kəˈri ə/
noun
1.
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
Examples from the web for chick
  • Generally speaking, the oldest chick is the first to be weaned.
British Dictionary definitions for chick

chick

/tʃɪk/
noun
1.
the young of a bird, esp of a domestic fowl
2.
(slang) a girl or young woman, esp an attractive one
3.
a young child: used as a term of endearment
Word Origin
C14: short for chicken
Word Origin and History for chick
n.

mid-14c., shortening of chicken (n.), extended to human offspring (often in alliterative pairing chick and child) and thence used as a term of endearment. As slang for "young woman" it is first recorded 1927 (in "Elmer Gantry"), supposedly from U.S. black slang. In British use in this sense by c.1940; popularized by Beatniks late 1950s. Chicken in this sense is from 1711. Sometimes c.1600-1900 chicken was taken as a plural, chick as a singular (cf. child/children) for the domestic fowl.

Slang definitions & phrases for chick

chick

noun

A woman, esp a young woman

Related Terms

hip chick, slick chick

[1927+ Black; fr chicken; popularized in the beat and hippie movements]