noun

chickens

chickens

The farmer keeps chickens.

The farmer keeps chickens.

Chickens lay eggs every day.

Chickens lay eggs every day.

((noun)) birds kept for their eggs or meat The farmer keeps chickens.

Synonyms: fowl, poultry

Plural of 'chicken', from Old English 'cicen', meaning a young fowl.

Remember the sound 'chick-chick'. The '-s' ending indicates more than one bird.

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