baby chicks

collocation in English

meaningsofbabyandchick

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baby
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.bi/us
/ˈbeɪ.bi/
a very young child, especially one that has not yet begun to walk ...
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chick
noun[C]
uk
/tʃɪk/us
/tʃɪk/
a baby bird, especially a ...
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(Definition ofbabyandchickfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Salmonella infection linked to baby chicks.
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Each group's task involved counting one group had to count sheep, another needles in a haystack, and another baby chicks.
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The chicken's bottom feathers are soft and downy, like baby chicks feathers.
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He nods when told he needs to transport some baby chicks unsupervised, and is praised by his family.
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In one experiment, baby chicks were lateralized before hatching by exposing their eggs to light.
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Her eggs have hatched to release some baby chicks.
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Later, they also find living insects and baby chicks, presumably newly hatched.
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At one point, he was fed chopped-up baby chicks through an intravenous tube; it is unknown whether this is a regular treatment.
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His father purchased 2,500 baby chicks.
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The baby chicks didn't make it.
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