spring chicken

短语

童子鸡

发音

US

词形变化

spring chickens 复数 spring chickens

释义与例句

n.

1.

A chicken for eating while it is still young.

烹饪
2.

A person who is still young.

非正式

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

上位词 2

chicken juvenile

下位词 7

slip blade puppy pupil pup schoolchild hobbledehoy

词源

From spring + chicken. First appears c. 1765 in The Public Advertiser.

来源：wiktionary