Synonyms for chick
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Gal — an attractive, young woman; or, more generally, a woman
girl, girlie informal, lassie UK, doll, damsel formal, colleen IE, puss, squab, missy, miss, maiden formal, damoiselle, bird vulgar slang UK, birdy CA, gal vulgar, babe slang, dame slang dated US, bitch vulgar slang, wench dated, hen slang UK, skirt vulgar slang US, lass informal dated, maid formal dated
Other
biddy, moll, chick-blind IN, birdling
Definitions
- n. 1
A young bird.
Near-synonyms: nestling, fledgling
- n. 2
An attractive, young woman; or, more generally, a woman.
He'll fall for any chick with a nice smile.
Related words
- Word family
- chickification
- Phrases
- side chick chick magnet chick bronchitis
- Is a kind of
- bird animal creature critter chicken
Forms
- Plural
- chicks → girls, girlies, lassies, dolls…
Example sentences
- doll She wanted a doll for Christmas in the worst way.
- puss Puss in Boots is a character from a story.
- biddy Mary is upset because Tom called her an old biddy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| chick | falling | |
| doll | rising | |
| puss | rising | |
| squab | steady | |
| damoiselle | steady | |
| moll | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gal1, hen1
- 4 letters
- girl1, miss1, bird1, doll1, babe1, dame1, maid1, lass1, puss1, moll1
- 5 letters
- bitch1, skirt1, missy2, wench1, birdy2, biddy2, squab
- 6 letters
- maiden2, damsel2, girlie2, lassie2
- 7 letters
- colleen2
- 8 letters
- nestling2, birdling
- 9 letters
- fledgling2
- 10 letters
- damoiselle
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (missy2 = 2 syllables).