- plural of chick.
chicks
Example Sentences
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Now, a group of the birds have nested at an industrial estate near Guildford, with the hope they will rear chicks in the coming years.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Shadow, one-half of a famous bald eagle couple, drops off a fish to his two growing chicks — something the boaters confirm thanks to a nonstop livestream of the nest.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
The centre staff do not know for sure how many new chicks there are in total because, although they have cameras positioned near some of them, not all nests have a close-up shot.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
The chicks will eventually be released into the wild, and conservationists are delighted.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The penguin chicks, when they began to hatch, were not so handsomely marked as their mother and father.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
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