Gallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food

broiler - flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 l/2 lb suitable for broiling

capon - flesh of a castrated male chicken

frier, fryer, pullet - flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying

roaster - flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting

spatchcock - flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed)

hen - flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing

white meat, breast - meat carved from the breast of a fowl

chicken wing - the wing of a chicken

domestic fowl, fowl, poultry - a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl

bantam - any of various small breeds

chick, biddy - young bird especially of domestic fowl

rooster, cock - adult male chicken

capon - castrated male chicken

biddy, hen - adult female chicken

spring chicken - a young chicken having tender meat

Rhode Island red - American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken

Dominick, Dominique - American breed of chicken having barred gray plumage raised for meat and brown eggs

Orpington - English breed of large white-skinned chickens

chicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food

doormat, weakling, wuss - a person who is physically weak and ineffectual

contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley