> <b>chick·en</b> (chkn)<br /> <i>n.</i>

<ol> <li><ol>a. The common domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) or its young.<br /> b. Any of various similar or related birds.<br /> c. The flesh of the common domestic fowl.</ol></li> <li><i><u>Slang.</u></i> A coward.</li> <li>Any of various foolhardy competitions in which the participants persist in a dangerous course of action until one loses nerve and stops.</li> <li>Vulgar Slang. A young gay male, especially as sought by an older man.</li> </ol>