Defn: A mild, eruptive disease, generally attacking children only; varicella.
CHICKLING
Chick"ling, n. Etym: [Chick+-ling.]
Defn: A small chick or chicken.
CHICK-PEA
Chick"-pea`, n. Etym: [See Chich.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A Small leguminous plant (Cicer arietinum) of Asia, Africa, and the sounth of Europe; the chick; the dwarf pea; the gram.
2. Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts.
CHICKWEED
Chick"weed`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The name of several caryophyllaseous weeds, especially Stellaria media, the seeds and flower buds of which are a favorite food of small birds.
CHICKY
Chick"y, n.