As a Noun: 1. A creature with feathers and wings. Most of them can fly. The females lay eggs. English = bird. 2. Birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat; the meat of such birds. English = chickens, fowl; chicken, poultry. 3. A person who is afraid to do something. Informal English = chicken. 4. In golf, the act of getting the golf ball into the hole in one stroke fewer than the number that is thought a good golfer should take. English = birdie. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To sing or twitter like a bird. 2. To be afraid to do something. Informal English = (be) chicken.