(countable) A domesticated species of junglefowl (usually, Gallus gallus; sometimes, Gallus gallus domesticus or Gallus domesticus), especially so-called when young.

(UK dialectal or obsolete) plural of chick

(intransitive) To avoid a situation one is afraid of.

(informal) Cowardly.

simple past tense and past participle of chicken

present participle of chicken

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chicken

plural of chicken

A census-designated place in Alaska.

(rare, idiomatic, of an industry or field of commerce) The process of chickenizing, making into a vertically and horizontally integrated industry.