poussin
Meanings
Noun
1. chick (a young chicken)
2. sweetheart, darling (used to address a young boy, or to address a man one is in a romantic relationship with) (endearing)
Examples11
Je lui achèterai un poussin.
I'll buy him a chick.
La poule a huit poussins.
The hen has eight chicks.
Le poussin ne survivrait pas sans assistance.
The chick would not survive unaided.
Si une poule a dix poussins, combien de poules a un poussin ?
If a hen has ten chicks, how many hens does a chick have?
La poule couve ses poussins.
The hen is hatching her chicks.
Les poussins de la poule sont en train d'éclore.
The hen's chicks are hatching.