noun
- plural of chicken; domestic birds raised for meat or eggs
- people who are cowardly or afraid
Usage: informal
Examples
- The farmer keeps fifty chickens in the coop.
- Free-range chickens produce better eggs.
- The chickens scattered when the dog barked.
- Don’t be such chickens about riding the roller coaster.
- We bought two chickens from the butcher for dinner.
- The chickens roost in the barn at night.