2 entries under this word

Chick

Chĭck, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [O. Eng. chyke, chyken. Cf. A-S. cwic, living, quick, cwice, quick growing grass.] To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate. Chalmers.

Chĭck or Chĭck'en, n.

noun

n. [A.-S. cicen, L. Ger. kiken, küken, D. kieken, kuiken, M. Ger. kuchin, Prov. Ger. küchen, N. H. Ger. küchlein.]

The young of fowls, particularly of the domestic hen.
A young person; — used as a term of endearment. Shak.