chicken chicken /ˈtʃɪkən/

adjective

1. [Informal] Easily frightened  ( chicken [Informal] , chickenhearted , lily-livered , white-livered , yellow , yellow-bellied [Informal] , chicken-livered )
   easily frightened
    Come back here, you couple of chicken-livered cowards
   Come back here, you couple of chicken-livered cowards
    You're too lily-livered to do anything about it
   You're too lily-livered to do anything about it
   

noun

1. () The flesh of a chicken used for food  ( poulet , volaille [Archaic] , chicken )
   the flesh of a chicken used for food
    Fried chicken is one of my favourite fast foods
   Fried chicken is one of my favourite fast foods
   
   
2. () A domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl  ( Gallus gallus , chook [Informal, Australian, New Zeland] , chicken )
   a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
    The farmer collects eggs every morning from the chicken coop
   The farmer collects eggs every morning from the chicken coop
   
   
3. [Informal] A foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops  ( chicken [Informal] )
   a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
   
4. [Informal] A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy  ( chicken [Informal] , crybaby [Informal] , wimp , candy-ass [Informal, N. American] , yellow-belly )
   a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy