Küken

See also: kuken

German

Alternative forms

  • Kücken (Austria, alongside Küken)

Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German küken. Cognate to Dutch kuiken, English chicken. A related form is Middle High German kuchil, whence now obsolete Küchlein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkyːkən/, [ˈkyːkən], [ˈkyːkŋ̩]
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Noun

Küken n (genitive Kükens, plural Küken)

  1. chick (young bird), fledgling, hatchling, squab (of a pigeon or dove))
  2. (figuratively) the youngest in a group
  3. plug (as in a cask)

Derived terms

Synonyms

  • -baby (Elsterbaby, Eulenbaby, Taubenbaby)
  • junger Vogel
  • -junges (Adlerjunges, Amseljunges, Kormoranjunges)
  • Jungvogel
  • Nestjunges
  • Nestling (Adlernestling, Falkennestling, Taubennestling)
  • Schlüpfling
  • Vogeljunges
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