v. i. [ OE. chykkyn, chyke, chicken. ] To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate. Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A chicken. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A child or young person; -- a term of endearment. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. a young woman; -- often considered offensive. [ slang ] [ PJC ]

n. A chicken; a fowl; also, a trivial term of endearment for a child. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A small bird, the blackcap titmouse (Parus atricapillus), of North America; -- named from its note. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus Hudsonius, formerly Sciurus Hudsonius); -- so called from its cry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl.; sing. Chickasaw. (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian) allied to the Choctaws. They formerly occupied the northern part of Alabama and Mississippi, but now live in the Indian Territory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. cicen, cyceun, dim. of coc cock; akin to LG. kiken, küken, D. Kieken, kuiken, G. küchkein. See Cock the animal. ] 1. A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden; same as spring chicken. “Stella is no chicken.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chicken cholera, a contagious disease of fowls; -- so called because first studied during the prevalence of a cholera epidemic in France. It has no resemblance to true cholera. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a narrow, projecting chest, caused by forward curvature of the vertebral column. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a trifling sum of money.
Syn. -- small change. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Timid; fearful; cowardly; easily frightened. Bunyan. [ 1913 Webster ]