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Originally Posted by Skybird
Did not know any better word, the dictionary failed me over a better alternative.
chick [] n
a) (of chicken) Küken nt; (= young bird) Junge(s) nt
b) (inf: = child) Kleine(s) nt
c) (inf: = girl) Mieze f (inf); shes some chick sie ist nicht ohne (inf)
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Hmm it didn't entirely fail, chick or chicks is the correct word for infant birds of any species. Chicken is a specific type of bird though.