chiken
Middle English
Alternative forms
- chicoun, chike, cheke
Etymology
From Old English ċicen.
Noun
chiken (plural chikenes)
- a young chicken, chick, pullet.
Descendants
- English: chicken, chick
- Scots: chikin, chekin, schik
- Yola: chick
References
- “chiken, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.