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Chick

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A baby chicken
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A baby chicken

Chick may refer to one of these topics:

  • A young bird (originally a dialectal form of chicken)
  • A young woman (expression may be seen as derogatory)

In falconry, chick may mean:-

  • A day-old cockerel
  • A young bird of prey at the fluffy downy stage

Chick could also be a reference to one of the following:

  • Harriette Chick (1875–1977), a British nutritionist
  • Jack Chick (born 1924), who runs Chick Publications
  • Chick Hearn (1916-2002), an American sportscaster
  • Chick Corea (1941-present), an American jazz pianist
  • Chick Webb (1905-1939), Jazz drummer and band leader
  • R. Chick Watty (living), a legendary American reservoir engineer
  • Chick Publications itself
  • Chick - A clothing line by Nicky Hilton

Chick appears in these other article titles, but would not by itself ever be a reference to these topics:

  • Chick flick, slang for a movie made for, or appealing primarily to, women
  • Chick lit, a contemporary genre of literature
  • Chick pea, an edible pulse(Legume)
  • Dixie Chicks, a country music group
  • The Hot Chick, a 2002 comedy film starring Rob Schneider

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