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单词 chickabiddy
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chickabiddyn.

Brit. /ˈtʃɪkəˌbɪdi/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪkəˌbɪdi/
Forms: 1700s– chickabiddy, 1800s– chookabiddy (English regional (Northamptonshire) and Australian), 1800s– chuckabiddy.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chick n.1, English -a- , biddy n.2
Etymology: < chick n.1 + -a-, connective element + biddy n.2With the form chookabiddy compare chook int., chook n. With the form chuckabiddy compare chuck n.2
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.
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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).
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