noun
chicky
CHIH-kee
noun
1
(informal, especially child-directed) A chicken or baby chick.
"Look at the little chicky pecking at the corn!"
How to Use Chicky
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cute, informal word for a chicken, often used when talking to or about young children.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
chickies plural
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Etymology
A diminutive form of "chick," formed with the informal -y ending.