chicken pox

chick·en pox

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Definitions of chicken pox words

noun chicken pox a disease, commonly of children, caused by the varicella zoster virus and characterized by mild headache and fever, malaise, and eruption of blisters on the skin and mucous membranes. 1
noun chicken pox (pathology) A common childhood disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), Human herpesvirus 3 (HHV-3). 0

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1720-30

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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