Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chick \Chick\ (ch[i^]k), v. i. [OE. chykkyn, chyke, chicken.]
   To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate. --Chalmers.

Chick \Chick\, n.
   1. A chicken.

   2. A child or young person; -- a term of endearment. --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

chick
     n 1: young bird especially of domestic fowl [syn: {biddy}]
     2: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: {dame}, {doll}, {wench},
         {skirt}, {bird}]