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- [chik-uh-dee]
- /ˈtʃɪk əˌdi/
- /ʧɪkəˈdiː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chik-uh-dee]
- /ˈtʃɪk əˌdi/
Definitions of chickadee word
- countable noun chickadee A chickadee is a small North American bird with gray and black feathers. 3
- noun chickadee any of various small North American songbirds of the genus Parus, such as P. atricapillus (black-capped chickadee), typically having grey-and-black plumage: family Paridae (titmice) 3
- noun chickadee any of various titmice (genus Parus), generally with black, gray, and white feathers 3
- noun chickadee any of several North American birds of the genus Parus, of the titmouse family, especially P. atricapillus (black-capped chickadee) having the throat and top of the head black. 1
- noun chickadee A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae. 1
- noun chickadee small North American bird 1
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Origin of chickadee
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; imitative
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Chickadee
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chickadee popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chickadee usage trend in Literature
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See also
Matching words
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