cockerel

noun cock·er·el \ˈkä-k(ə-)rəl\

: a young male chicken

Full Definition of COCKEREL

: a young male of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus)

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Middle English cokerelle, from Anglo-French cokerel, diminutive of coc

First Known Use: 15th century

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