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chickenhood

chickenhood noun: the state or period of being a chicken.

Noun

chickenhood (uncountable)

  1. The state or period of being a chicken.
    • From earliest chickenhood the birds are brought up so as to never perceive that the keeper has anything to do with their feed.1880, Lewis Wright, The Illustrated Book of Poultry, page 104

Origin of chickenhood

From chicken + -hood.

Questions about chickenhood

What does chickenhood mean?
Chickenhood means the state or period of being a chicken.
What part of speech is chickenhood?
Chickenhood is a noun.

Words near chickenhood in the dictionary

  1. chickenhead
  2. chickenheads
  3. chickenhearted
  4. chickenheartedly
  5. chickenheartedness
  6. chickenhood
  7. chickenhouse
  8. chickenhouses
  9. chickenier
  10. chickeniest
  11. chickening

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