chickens
chick-ens
noun
Common domesticated fowl kept widely for their eggs and meat.
"The farmer kept many chickens in the coop."
noun
(Informal) People who are cowardly or afraid to do something.
"Don't be such chickens; let's try it!"
Thesaurus
Synonyms: wimp, crybaby, fearful, white-livered, yellow, cowardly, yellow-bellied, chickenhearted, lily-livered, Gallus gallus, volaille, poulet