chickadee

== English == === Etymology === Apparent onomatopoeia from these birds' calls having a distinctive “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” sound, possibly influenced by chick or chicken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪk.əˌdi/ === Noun === chickadee (plural chickadees) (Canada, US) Any of the small, mostly black and white North American songbirds of the genus Poecile of the family Paridae. Synonym: (UK) tit Affectionate term of address. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === chickadee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Parus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Parus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons “chickadee”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.