pea-chick

/'pi:tʃik/
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pea-chick

A pea-chick follows its mother through the garden.

Definition

Noun: A pea-chick is a young peafowl; a baby or juvenile peacock or peahen.

Examples
  • The mother peahen carefully guarded her pea-chicks as they foraged for food.
  • We were surprised to see how different the dull, brown pea-chick looked compared to its brilliantly colored father.
  • The zoo's aviary has successfully hatched several pea-chicks this season.
Advanced Usage
  • The term is specifically used for the young of the species and is not a general term for any small bird. It is a compound noun formed from "pea-" (from peafowl) and "-chick" (a young bird).
Variants and Related Words
  • Peafowl (n): The general term for the species, which includes both peacocks (males) and peahens (females).
  • Peacock (n): Specifically, an adult male peafowl.
  • Peahen (n): Specifically, an adult female peafowl.
  • Peachick (n): An alternative, single-word spelling of pea-chick.
Synonyms
  • Young peafowl: The direct descriptive synonym.
  • Peafowl chick: A less common but clear alternative phrasing.
Notes on Meaning
  • The word pea-chick refers exclusively to the juvenile stage of the bird's life. Once it matures and develops its full plumage (especially in males), it is no longer called a pea-chick.
pea-chick

A pea-chick follows its mother through the garden.

Noun
  1. a young peafowl

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