1. chick(n = noun.animal) biddy - young bird especially of domestic fowl;
is a kind of young bird, chicken, gallus gallus
2. chick(n = noun.person) bird, dame, doll, skirt, wench - informal terms for a (young) woman;
is a kind of fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman
To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate. Chalmers. [1913 Webster]
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. [PJC]
chick, n.
1 a young bird, esp. one newly hatched.
2 sl. a a young woman. b a child.
chick, n. Ind. a screen for a doorway etc., made from split bamboo and twine.
Etymology:
Hindi chik
N shade, awning, parasol, sunshade, umbrella, chick, portiere, screen, curtain, shutter, blind, gauze, veil, chador, mantle, mask, cloud, mist, gathering, of clouds, umbrage, glade, shadow, beach umbrella, folding umbrella, shady, umbrageous, welcome ye shades! ye bowery thickets hail.