Shortened form of count one's chickens before they hatch.

(figuratively) To go to bed very early.

plural of lesser prairie chicken

(idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.

(uncountable) A mesh of wire, usually galvanized, with a hexagonal pattern, generally used for making fences, especially for enclosures for small farm animals and pets.

A chicken for eating while it is still young. / (chiefly in negative constructions) A person who is still young.

(litotes) Said of a person who is no longer particularly young.

(medicine) A highly contagious airborne disease, caused by the initial infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV), resulting in a characteristic skin rash that forms small, itchy blisters.

Alternative form of chickenhawk

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A piece of chicken breast meat.