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chyk

chyk is the alternative spelling of chick.

Meaning of chick

Noun (1)

chick (plural chicks or (obsolete) chicken)

  1. A young bird.
    • Near-synonyms: nestling, fledgling
    Synonyms:
    nestling, fledgling
    1. (especially) A young chicken.
      • Neither chick nor child was left living the length of the seacoast.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 41
  2. (colloquial) An attractive, young woman; or, more generally, a woman.
    • This chick's a machine but her friend is way more fun.
  3. (slang) A friendly fighter aircraft.
    • The Aldis lamp flashes at the underside of each aircraft. It shows that the gear is down. Diegal is relaxing. This is such low responsibility, easy night duty. All the “chicks” (fighter aircraft) are home to roost except one.2004, Joe Welzen, The Gutsy Stomach Walker, page 50
  4. (dated, endearing) A young child.

Noun (2)

chick (plural chicks)

  1. (India, Pakistan) A screen or blind made of finely slit bamboo and twine, hung in doorways or windows.
    • Then, through a cautiously lifted chick, the old scene stands revealed […]1890, Rudyard Kipling, Letter to William Canton, 5 April, 1890, in Sandra Kemp and Lisa Lewis (eds.) Writings on writing by Rudyard Kipling, Cambridge University Press, 1996, p. 34...
    Synonyms:
    chick-blind

See all 10 meanings of chick

Forms of chyk

pluralchyks

Questions about chyk

What is chyk the alternative spelling of?
Chyk is the alternative spelling of chick.

Words near chyk in the dictionary

  1. chydorid
  2. chydorids
  3. chye poh
  4. chye por
  5. Chyhyryn
  6. chyk
  7. chyks
  8. chylaceous
  9. chylangioma
  10. chylangiomas
  11. chylaqueous

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