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Definitions for Chicken

[1] a domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus, descended from various jungle fowl of southeastern Asia and developed in a number of breeds for its flesh, eggs, and feathers.
[2] the young of this bird, especially when less than a year old.
[3] the flesh of the chicken, especially of the young bird, used as food.
[4] Slang . a cowardly or fearful person. a young or inexperienced person, especially a young girl. petty details or tasks. unnecessary discipline or regulations. a young male homosexual, especially one sought as a sexual partner by older men.
[5] a contest in which two cars approach each other at high speed down the center of a road, the object being to force one's opponent to veer away first.
[6] a policy or strategy of challenging an opponent to risk a clash or yield: diplomats playing chicken at the conference table.
[7] (of food) containing, made from, or having the flavor of chicken: chicken salad; chicken soup.
[8] Slang . cowardly. petty or trivial: a chicken regulation. obsessed with petty details, regulations, etc.: He's quitting this chicken outfit to become his own boss.
[9] chicken out , Slang . to refrain from doing something because of fear or cowardice: I chickened out when I saw how deep the water was. to renege or withdraw: You can't chicken out of this business deal now.
[10] count one's chickens before they are hatched , to rely on a benefit that is still uncertain: They were already spending in anticipation of their inheritance, counting their chickens before they were hatched.
[11] a domestic fowl bred for its flesh or eggs, esp a young one
[12] the flesh of such a bird used for food
[13] any of various similar birds, such as a prairie chicken
[14] slang a cowardly person
[15] slang a young inexperienced person
[16] slang an underage boy or girl regarded as a potential target for sexual abuse
[17] informal any of various, often dangerous, games or challenges in which the object is to make one's opponent lose his nerve
[18] count one's chickens before they are hatched to be overoptimistic in acting on expectations which are not yet fulfilled
[19] like a headless chicken British informal disorganized and uncontrolled
[20] no chicken or no spring chicken slang no longer young she's no chicken
[21] slang easily scared; cowardly; timid

Words related to Chicken

poultry, hen, poltroon, dastard, quitter, coward, craven, recreant, funk, biddy, chick, cock, cockerel, pullet, capon, rooster, cockalorum, gump, heeler

Words nearby Chicken

chickaree, chickasaw, chickasawhay, chickasha, chickee, chicken, chicken adder, chicken breast, chicken cholera, chicken colonel, chicken coop

Origin of Chicken

before 950; 1605–15 for def 4a ; 1940–45 for def 6 ; Middle English chiken, Old English cīcen; akin to Middle Dutch kieken (Dutch kuiken ), Low German küken

Word origin for Chicken

Old English ciecen; related to Old Norse kjūklingr gosling, Middle Low German küken chicken

Synonyms for Chicken

coward, craven, dastard, funk, poltroon, quitter, recreant, scaredy cat, yellow belly