chickabiddy
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun A young chicken: also used as a pet name for children.
Examples
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Betty, the editor's housemaid, has given warning, declaring that she cannot live with any gentleman who insists upon taking her in his arms, and tossing her up and down as if she was no more than a baby; at the same time making a chirruping noise with his mouth, and calling her "poppet" and "chickabiddy."
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"All right then, chickabiddy; we'll put Mother and Baby out, then we'll take Delight around the block, and that'll be about all for to-day."
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"Yes, chickabiddy, but I hope they will soon be over now," was the answer, as the anxious face tried to smile bravely for the child's sake.
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“We’re taking the useful ones,” said Mother; “we’ve got to play at being Poor for a bit, my chickabiddy.”
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"I tried to cheer her up a little with touches of warm tones here and there -- all lies -- same kind you tell your own chickabiddy when she's blue -- but she wouldn't have it and cried straight ahead for four hours until the sun came out; but I was through by that time and waded ashore.
Note
The word 'chickabiddy' may come from 'chick' plus 'biddy', a name used in calling a hen or chicken.
