chicken vs chick

chick vs chicken

chicken and chick both are nouns.

chicken is an adjective but chick is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chicken	Yes	Yes	No	No
chick	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chick is a hyponym of chicken; that is, chick is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chicken:

chicken: a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
chick: young bird especially of domestic fowl

Other hyponyms of chicken include biddy, cock, rooster, capon, biddy, hen, spring chicken, Rhode Island red, Dominick, Dominique, Orpington.

chicken (noun)	chick (noun)
a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl	young bird especially of domestic fowl
a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops	informal terms for a (young) woman
the flesh of a chicken used for food
a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

chicken (adjective)	chick (adjective)
easily frightened

Difference between chicken and chick

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