chickadee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Apparent onomatopoeia from these birds' calls having a distinctive “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” sound, possibly influenced by chick or chicken.
Meanings
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(Canada, US) Any of the small, mostly black and white North American songbirds of the genus Poecile of the family Paridae.
In Walden wood the chickadee / Runs round the pine and maple tree
1904, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Fragments on Nature and Life”, in Poems:
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Affectionate term of address.
I got a date with a cute little chickadee in just a few, an' I don't wanna be late!
2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Glitzville:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chickadees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
chestnut-backed chickadee · Acadian chickadee · Mexican chickadee · black-capped chickadee · Carolina chickadee · grey-headed chickadee · boreal chickadee · mountain chickadee
Synonyms
Translations (83)
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