Chick (noun)

1. A young bird, especially a young chicken.
2. A young animal of any species that is small, cute and young.

Origin:

From old english cicce, from proto-germanic *kikkōn (compare dutch kip, german küken), from proto-indo-european *gʰréǵʰōn (compare latin pullus, ancient greek χίττα (khítta), sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya)), of imitative origin.

Examples:

1. The farmer raised chickens and their chicks.
2. The chicks hatched from the eggs.
3. The chick was still covered with downy feathers.
4. The chick was fluffy and yellow.
5. The chick was the smallest of the litter.