chickadee

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of the small, mostly black and white North American songbirds of the genus Poecile of the family Paridae. Canada,US
    — In Walden wood the chickadee / Runs round the pine and maple tree
  2. Affectionate term of address.
    — I got a date with a cute little chickadee in just a few, an' I don't wanna be late!

词形变化

chickadees plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Acadian chickadee black-capped chickadee boreal chickadee Carolina chickadee chestnut-backed chickadee grey-headed chickadee Mexican chickadee mountain chickadee

词源

Apparent onomatopoeia from these birds' calls having a distinctive “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” sound, possibly influenced by chick or chicken.
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