chickens

chick-ens · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Domestic fowl kept for eggs or meat.

  2. 2.

    (informal) Cowards; people who lack courage.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    the chickens have come home to roost — past actions are now causing problems
  • •
    don't count your chickens before they hatch — don't assume success before it happens

Related words

See also: chick, chicken, hen, poultry
Synonyms: fowl, hens, poultry

Etymology

Plural of chicken, from Old English cicen ("young fowl").