[countable] a large bird that is often kept for its eggs or meat. They keep chickens in the back yard. free-range chickens. Chickens were pecking at the ground ...

1[countable] a large bird that is often kept for its eggs or meat They keep chickens in the back yard. free-range chickens compare cock, hen.

The young of the domestic fowl; a chick. Also (now usually): the young of the turkey, pheasant, guineafowl, and various game birds. In early use… chicken ...

chicken adjective /ˈtʃɪkɪn/ /ˈtʃɪkɪn/ [not before noun] (informal) not brave; afraid to do something synonym cowardly

Definition of chicken verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ...

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb chicken. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

chicken adjective NAmE//ˈtʃɪkən// [not before noun] (informal) not brave; afraid to do something synonym cowardly

chicken verb NAmE//ˈtʃɪkən// Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they chicken he / she / it chickens past simple chickened -ing form chickening

​(humorous) to be no longer young. Take it easy. You're no spring chicken yourself, you know. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

​an amount of money that is not large enough to be important. We're going to make so much money that five thousand will look like chicken feed.