Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several small plump North American birds of the genus Poecile, having predominantly gray plumage and a dark crown.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The popular name of the American black-capped titmouse, Parus atricapillus, and related species.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A small bird, the blackcap titmouse (
Parus atricapillus ), of North America; -- named from its note.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
passerine bird (songbird ) of the genusParus or the familyParidae .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I have a close friend that I call chickadee ... love your card and it made me think happy thoughts of my friend today!
Paper Delightz 2010
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The chickadee, which is at home alike in the primitive woods and in our wood-lots, still retains its confidence in the towns to a remarkable degree.
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The chickadee is my favorite - followed closely by the boy looking at the flower.
The Pioneer Woman - Full RSS Feed Ree 2010
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The chickadee is my favorite - followed closely by the boy looking at the flower.
The Pioneer Woman - Full RSS Feed Ree 2010
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Moving along, I went on my computer last night and AIM was on, Mr. B was in the shower, and it seems he was about to have a conversation with someone named "chickadee" which I can only assume is a girl.
badbadzoot Diary Entry badbadzoot 2006
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I asked him who "chickadee" was and his face turned sour and he said he had no idea who that was.
badbadzoot Diary Entry badbadzoot 2006
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Not so much to the app's black-capped chickadee call, but to the Carolina chickadee's clean four- to six-note song.
This App Is for the Birds Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Then I triggered the song of the Boreal chickadee.
This App Is for the Birds Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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A life where the cry of the chickadee announces a new season, a world where the return of salmon, silver in the whitewater, is celebrated as much, or more, than any holiday.
Ian Welsh: Carl Safina's View From Lazy Point: Expanding the Circle of Compassion One More Time Ian Welsh 2011
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Imagine you're a Hudson Valley chickadee and all of a sudden you hear mongrel hordes closing in from both the north and south.
This App Is for the Birds Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
sonofgroucho commented on the word chickadee
Here's a picture of one from my friend Kim---one of the best bird photographers on Flickr. I'm meeting her in Washington in April.
January 23, 2008
reesetee commented on the word chickadee
Beautiful, SoG! A very talented friend indeed.
You'll be visiting the States?? You'd better wear your Groucho disguise or we'll come looking for you. ;-)
January 24, 2008
yarb commented on the word chickadee
Gorgeous photo. Washington DC or State?
January 24, 2008