v. i. [ OE. chykkyn, chyke, chicken. ] To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate. Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. A chicken; a fowl; also, a trivial term of endearment for a child. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A small bird, the blackcap titmouse (Parus atricapillus), of North America; -- named from its note. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The American
n. pl.;
n. [ AS. cicen, cyceun, dim. of coc cock; akin to LG. kiken, küken, D. Kieken, kuiken, G. küchkein. See Cock the animal. ]
Chicken cholera,
a. Having a narrow, projecting chest, caused by forward curvature of the vertebral column. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.