Meaning
a type of bird kept on a farm for its eggs or its meat, or the meat of this bird that is cooked and eaten:
A male chicken is called a cock and a female chicken is called a hen.
A chicken is a common farm bird kept for eggs and meat. The word also means the meat of this bird used as food, or an informal word for a person who is scared or acts like a coward.
- We're having roast chicken for dinner.
- We're having fried chicken for dinner.
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