Chick
Chick noun - A young person who is between infancy and adulthood.
Usage example: those innocent little chicks can scarcely imagine what life has in store for them
Whelp
Whelp noun - A young person who is between infancy and adulthood.
Usage example: playtime's over, it's time to gather up the whelps and head home
Nearby Words: whelped, whelping
Mutual synonyms
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Whelp and Chick. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chick/whelp
Chick & Whelp. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/chick/whelp>.
Whelp or Chick. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/chick/whelp.
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