cockerel
Immature male chicken
A cockerel is a young rooster—a male chicken less than a year old.
The word distinguishes immature males from full-grown cocks: The cockerel was just starting to crow.
In British usage especially, cockerel remains common where Americans might simply say rooster.
Triumphant self-praise
- strutProud, showy gait
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
display · dominance · pecking · chasing · mounting · protecting · vigilant · posturing
Triumphant self-praise
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- morningDay's early hours
- daybreakMorning's first light
- wakePath left in water
alarm · farmyard · rooftop · announcement · herald · early · vigilance
Toothed grooming implement
- wattlesFleshy throat appendages
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
hackles · caruncle · tail · beak · claws · crop · gizzard · shank
Bird bred for combat
- fightingEngaging in physical conflict
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- cockfightStaged rooster combat
- spurIncentive or heel device
breeding · bloodline · derby · handler · illegal · pit · match
Neutered rooster for meat
Day's first glow
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- FranceWestern European republic
- PortugalIberian Peninsula republic
weathervane · mascot · herald · courage · boastfulness · masculinity · wake-up
crowing
Triumphant self-praise
- strutProud, showy gait
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
mating · display · dominance · pecking · chasing · mounting · protecting · vigilant · posturing · challenge
crowing
Triumphant self-praise
wake · alarm · farmyard · rooftop · announcement · herald · early · vigilance
comb
Toothed grooming implement
feathers · hackles · caruncle · tail · beak · claws · crop · gizzard · shank
gamecock
Bird bred for combat
- fightingEngaging in physical conflict
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- cockfightStaged rooster combat
spur · breeding · bloodline · derby · handler · illegal · pit · match
capon
Neutered rooster for meat
roaster · fryer · bantam · breed · domesticated · laying · hatchery
henhouse
Poultry dwelling
hens · chicks · scratching · foraging · barnyard · free-range · backyard · brood
dawn
Day's first glow
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- FranceWestern European republic
Portugal · weathervane · mascot · herald · courage · boastfulness · masculinity · wake-up
- domesticated animalscow, dogs, pig, cats, horses
- Chickenshen, rooster, chick, pullet, bantam
- poultrychicken, hen, turkey, duck, goose
- Poultry Farmingducks, geese, duck eggs, goose eggs, duckling
- chicken termsbreasts, wings, wing, thighs, drumstick
- European Symbolsfleur-de-lis, Celtic cross, double-headed eagle, imperial eagle, EU flag