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BNC: 21698 COCA: 40443

cockerel

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
cockerel /ˈkɑːkərəl/ noun
plural cockerels
cockerel
/ˈkɑːkərəl/
noun
plural cockerels
Learner's definition of COCKEREL
[count]
: a young male chicken小公鸡
BNC: 21698 COCA: 40443

cockerel

noun

cock·​er·​el ˈkä-k(ə-)rəl How to pronounce cockerel (audio)
: a young male of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web On Wednesday, a college at the University of Cambridge staged a ceremony acknowledging the official return of a bronze statue of a cockerel to Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments. Luke Mcgee, CNN, 31 Oct. 2021 On Wednesday, Jesus College Cambridge will hand over a statue of a cockerel -- a young rooster -- to Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments. Guy Davies, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2021 Last year second-home owners on the Ile d’Oléron, off the west coast, brought a case against a cockerel for crowing too early. The Economist, 20 June 2020 The fights are now limited to 12 minutes — 10 minutes for younger cockerels — or less if a bird stays down for 60 seconds. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 The fights are now limited to 12 minutes — 10 minutes for younger cockerels — or less if a bird stays down for 60 seconds. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 The fights are now limited to 12 minutes — 10 minutes for younger cockerels — or less if a bird stays down for 60 seconds. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 The fights are now limited to 12 minutes — 10 minutes for younger cockerels — or less if a bird stays down for 60 seconds. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 The fights are now limited to 12 minutes — 10 minutes for younger cockerels — or less if a bird stays down for 60 seconds. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English cokerelle, from Anglo-French cokerel, diminutive of coc

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cockerel was in the 15th century
BNC: 21698 COCA: 40443

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