# das Küken

das Küken is a German noun meaning “chick”. Forms: des Kükens, die Küken.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Kükens
- Plural: die Küken

## In other languages

- Русский: цыплёнок
- Українська: курча, курчатко

## Meanings

1. chick (young bird), fledgling, hatchling, squab (of a pigeon or dove)
2. _figurative_ the youngest in a group
3. plug (as in a cask)

## Examples

- Das Huhn hat acht Küken. — The hen's got eight chicks.
- Sie hat ein Küken gekauft. — She bought a baby chick.
- Das Küken schlüpft. — The chick is hatching.
- Wenn eine Henne zehn Küken hat, wie viele Hennen hat dann ein Küken? — If a hen has ten chicks, how many hens does a chick have?
- Das Küken ist schon aus dem Ei geschlüpft. — The chick has already hatched out.

## Related words

- Synonym: Jungvogel, Nestling

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