Chick
/tʃɪk/noun
A young chicken; also, informal slang for a young woman.
Did you know?Chick is a shortened form of chicke, a dialect word for a young chicken, and its exact early history is uncertain, which makes it a classic example of how everyday words can emerge from the shadows of speech.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
ciecce
“a young chicken; chick”
Middle English
ME
chike
“a young chicken”
16th Century
English
chick
“a young chicken”
20th Century
English
chick
“slang for a girl or young woman”