chick1

 
Pronunciation: /tʃɪk/

noun

  • 1a young bird, especially one newly hatched: the cattle egrets hatched and reared two chicks [with modifier]: cuckoo chicks
  • a newly hatched young domestic fowl: dozens of fluffy, chirruping chicks hatched out
  • 2 informal a young woman: she’s a great-looking chick

Phrases

neither chick nor child

North American or dialect no children at all.

Origin:

Middle English: abbreviation of chicken