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A children’s fable about a young chicken who, in the traditional version, believes the sky is falling after an acorn hits her head. Also known by other names including The Sky is Falling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The main character in this story, a hysterical young chicken; (by extension) someone who resembles the character.
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noun
a fictional character who was hit on the head with an acorn and believed that the sky was falling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fictional character, fictitious character, character
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Across languages
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