chicken pox en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃɪ.k(ə)nˌpɑks/ (General-American)
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- /ˈt͡ʃɪ.k(ə)nˌpɒks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From chicken + pox, under the influence of earlier hen-pox and swinepox, which formed larger blisters.
Meanings
- (archaic, uncountable, usually) The blisters formed by the varicella zoster virus (VZV).
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(uncountable, usually) The highly contagious airborne disease caused by initial infection with varicella zoster virus, typically causing a skin rash that forms small itchy blisters.
Chickenpox parties, at which children gather so they can all be infected by a child who has the pox, are often held by parents who distrust chickenpox vaccine or want their children to have the stronger immunity that surviving a full-blown infection affords.
2009 May 7, New York Times, page A12:
- (proscribed, qualifier:inexact, sometimes, uncountable, usually) Any disease causing similar symptoms.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chicken poxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chickenpox | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chicken-pox | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (105)
th อีสุกอีใส (disease) · ckb مێکوتە (disease) · si පැපොල (disease) · ja 水痘 (disease) · ru ветря́нка (disease) · gl lambercas (disease) · ga deilgneach (disease) · sq li e bardhë (disease) · is hlaupabóla (disease) · ar جُدَرِيّ المَاء (disease) · es china (disease) · mh bok (disease) · vi thủy đậu (disease) · pa ਛੋਟੀ ਮਾਤਾ (disease) · bcl utos (disease) · ja 水疱瘡 (disease) · ca varicel·la (disease) · nb vannkopper (disease) · ko 수두 (disease) · pt varicela (disease) · as মাজু আই (disease) · sv vattkoppor (disease) · lo ໝາກສຸກ ໝາກໃສ (disease) · pdt Wintpock (disease) · ru ветряна́я о́спа (disease) · fo skáldkoppar (disease) · su ᮎᮎᮁ (disease) · ar عَنْقَز (disease) · nl windpokken (disease) · pt catapora (disease) · tl bulutung-tubig (disease) · sdc rosa (disease) · nan-hbl 水珠 (disease) · ary بوشويكة (disease) · pl wiatrówka (disease) · wbk jagara (disease) · bg варицела (disease) · da skoldkopper (disease) · cy brech yr ieir (disease) · pl ospa (disease) · be ветра́нка (disease) · my ပဲသီတာ (disease) · nrf vétheule volante (disease) · yue 水痘 (disease) · sq li e dushkut (disease) · qu hawaqlla muru unquy (disease) · niq kâpimperu (disease) · ki mũthandũkũ (disease) · es varicela (disease) · nap ìsciola (disease) · es peste cristal (disease) · mt ġidri r-riħ (disease) · tl bulutong-tubig (disease) · he אבעבועות רוח (disease) · ilo tuko (disease) · sdc baglioru basthardhu (disease) · de Windpocken (disease) · lt vėjaraupiai (disease) · stw kinipaarang (disease) · tr su çiçeği (disease) · nl varicella (disease) · nl wijnpokken (disease) · my ကျောက်ရောဂါ (disease) · fi vesirokko (disease) · nl waterpokken (disease) · so busbus (disease) · az suçiçəyi (disease) · mi koroputa hei (disease) · it varicella (disease) · gl boas (disease) · fr varicelle (disease) · ml ചിക്കൻപോക്സ് (disease) · uk вітря́нка (disease) · war hangga (disease) · lv vējbakas (disease) · pl ospa wietrzna (disease) · cmn 水痘 (disease) · ta சின்னம்மை (disease) · ro vărsat de vânt (disease) · ta பயற்றம்மை (disease) · hi छोटी माता (disease) · gl bolercas (disease) · hu bárányhimlő (disease) · sq li e pyllit (disease) · eo varioleto (disease) · sw tetekuwanga (disease) · hy ջրծաղիկ (disease) · es lechina (disease) · gu અછબડા (disease) · el ανεμοβλογιά (disease) · cs plané neštovice (disease) · be ахва́т (disease) · th สุกใส (disease) · mr कांजिण्या (disease) · acw عَنْقَز (disease) · myv варма ливкст (disease) · lb Waasserpouken (disease) · sq li e mirë (disease) · ceb hangga (disease) · wa ploketes d' aiwe (disease) · chr ᏣᏔᎦ ᎤᏃᏔᏩᎸᏍᎩ (disease) · pl wietrzyca (disease) · az toyuqçiçəyi (disease) · uk вітряна́ ві́спа (disease) · be ветрана́я во́спа (disease)