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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 chick·en n. Pronunciation: ' chi-k ə n, sometimes -k ə ŋ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English chiken, from Old English cicen young chicken; akin to Old English cocc cock Date: 14th century 1 a : the common domestic fowl ( Gallus gallus ) especially when young also : its flesh used as food ― compare JUNGLE FOWL b : any of various birds or their young 2 : a young woman 3 a : COWARD b : any of various contests in which the participants risk personal safety in order to see which one will give up first 4 [short for chickenshit ] slang : petty details 5 slang : a young male homosexual]]> 2 chicken n. Function: adjective Date: 1941 1 a : SCARED b : TIMID , COWARDLY 2 slang a : insistent on petty details of duty or discipline b : PETTY , UNIMPORTANT ]]> 3 chicken n. Function: intransitive verb Inflected Form:   chick·ened ; chick·en·ing \ ' chi-k ə n-iŋ, ' chik-niŋ\ Date: 1943 : to lose one's nerve ― usually used with out <seemed to exhibit courage, manliness, and conviction when others chicken ed out ― J. R. Seeley>]]> chicken (as used in expressions) n. chicken and egg chicken colonel chicken feed chicken fried steak chicken hawk Chicken Little chicken livered chicken pox chicken snake chicken wire Mother Carey's chicken prairie chicken rubber chicken spring chicken hen and chickens ]]>