Gadit

chicken

Definitions (2)
1nounA domesticated bird kept for its eggs or meat, known for its distinctive clucking sound.
The farmer raises chickens for their eggs.
We had roasted chicken for dinner.
The chicken clucked loudly in the barnyard.
2nounA person who is cowardly or easily scared.
Don't be such a chicken; it's just a small spider.
He was called a chicken for not jumping off the diving board.
She was too chicken to ask for a raise.
Oppositebrave
Idioms & expressions
counting your chickens before they hatch, To assume success or a positive outcome before it actually happens.
running around like a chicken with its head cut off, To act in a frenzied or disorganized manner.
Word Origin
Language
Old English
Original word
cicen
Originally meant
young fowl
Background
The word 'chicken' comes from the Old English 'cicen', which referred to a young fowl. Over time, it became the common term for the domesticated bird we know today.