Definitions
A domestic bird; also someone easily frightened.
Word origin
From Middle English chiken (also as chike > English chick), from Old English ċicen, ċycen (“chicken”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *kiukīn (“chicken”), or alternatively from Proto-West Germanic *kukkīn, equivalent to cock + -en.
Used in a sentence
“backyard chickens”
“barnyard chickens”
“Some chickens lay eggs almost every day. […] Chickens are kept for their meat, too.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Clucking farm bird”7 letters
02“Farm bird”7 letters
03“Fried poultry”7 letters
04“Common white meat”7 letters
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