单词 | chickabiddy |
释义 | chickabiddyn. 1. colloquial. A young child; also as a term of endearment or affectionate form of address for a child or a woman (esp. a spouse). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > of or to a child chickc1330 dillydowna1500 dilling1584 dotey1663 cherub1680 dilli-darling1693 dilli-minion1693 chickabiddy?1775 chicken1809 dote1809 chick-a-diddle1826 sock-lamb1838 sock1840 childie1848 chickadee1860 doy1862 diddums1893 pumpkin1900 poopsie1937 bubele1959 ?1775 Fair Isabel's Garland ii. 3 I'm a chickabiddy see. 1796 Morning Chron. 12 July There, chick-a-biddy; there: lie still! 1870 Mrs H. Wood George Canterbury's Will II. 113 The little chickabiddy had betaken himself to the window, and stood on a chair in his short black frock, looking out. 1873 W. H. Thomes Whaleman's Adventures xix. 317 ‘My little chickabiddy is the best woman in the world,’ answered the husband. 1937 Daily Mail 13 Feb. 1 (advt.) Wise the mother who improves the shining hours of the Sale by choosing from these money-saving offers her needs for the chickabiddies. 2010 Star (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 19 Nov. (E1 ed.) 14 Yes, chickabiddy, just getting the jolly old insulation tape. 2. regional and in speech by and to young children. A young chicken; a chick. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > genus Gallus (domestic fowl) > [noun] > member of (fowl) > young or chicken chickenOE chicka1398 poulta1425 chicken birdc1450 peepera1586 peepling1594 game chicken1674 peep1688 spring chicken1765 clucker1779 chickabiddy1785 chicklet1836 chickie1851 wing-chick1885 pee-pee1890 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Chickabiddy, a chicken so called to, and by little children. 1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer III. v. 128 You will be aboard of my chickabiddies. 1909 Washington Post 17 Oct. 7/8 Clucking at the top of her voice, she spread out her wings and waited. In a twinkling her dear chickabiddies had run home to mother. 2000 N. R. Youngberg Jungle Thorn 15 With a clean cloth he would wash and polish the beak of each chickabiddy and then thrust her into the little door of the bedroom basket. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.?1775 |
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