chicken

English

/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.
  • (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
  • The young of any bird; a chick.
  • (countable) A coward.
  • (countable) A young or inexperienced person.
  • (countable) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
  • The game of dare.
  • A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English chiken inherited from Old English ċicen inherited from *kiukīn (chicken), *kukkīn affix from English cock (penis, male domestic chicken, a shock pile of grain, diminutive suffix, male, a roundish heap, rooster).

Origin

English

cock

Gloss

penis, male domestic chicken, a shock pile of grain, diminutive suffix, male, a roundish heap, rooster

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

雄

Emoji

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