chickenhood

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noun

The state or period of being a chicken.

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Meanings

nounchickenhood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or period of being a chicken.

    From earliest chickenhood the birds are brought up so as to never perceive that the keeper has anything to do with their feed.

    1880, Lewis Wright, The Illustrated Book of Poultry, page 104

Origin

From chicken + -hood.

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chickenhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chickenhood

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“chickenhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chickenhood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chickenhood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chickenhood.

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