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      • Reverse Dictionary DISABILITY - DISCOVERY
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      • Reverse Dictionary DO - DOLTISH
      • Reverse Dictionary DOMESTIC - DRAGONFLY
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      • Reverse Dictionary EXACERBATE - EXCELLENTLY
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      • Reverse Dictionary FOOD - FOOD POISONING
      • Reverse Dictionary FOOL - FOOLISHNESS
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      • Reverse Dictionary HONEST - HORROR-STRUCK
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      • Reverse Dictionary IMBECILE - IMPERVIOUS
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      • Reverse Dictionary. LIBEL - LION
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      • Reverse Dictionary MALL - MARMOT
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      • Reverse Dictionary MENTAL - MILDNESS
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      • Reverse Dictionary MONEY - MONEY ORDER
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WHITE-HEN'S CHICK

16/8/2014

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NOUNS
a spoiled or petted child; a fortunate person or thing ...1786 Eng. dial.

ETYMOLOGY
? from early 17th century 'white' auspicious, fortunate, happy

EXAMPLE
From: A Translation of Juvenal and Persius into English Verse
By Edward Owen, 1786
Satire XIII. The Duty of Patience. P. 120
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Rach
6/11/2016 01:36:54 am

A saying my mother used, although slightly elongated" She thinks she's one of the white hens' chickens"

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Words And Phrases from the Past link
6/11/2016 11:18:13 am

Doesn't sound like a compliment does it! :)

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Angus Macdonald link
18/11/2017 11:56:39 am

My wife who was originally from the Isle of Wight has just used this phrase whilst recounting a story about her father who was the older of two sons and he was always considered by all the extended family as “the white hen’s chick”. I thought the expression was wonderful and not one I had heard before so decided to google it.

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Words and Phrases from the Past link
19/11/2017 10:15:41 am

I am always delighted to hear of the use of the old words and phrases.

The term also applies to a fortunate person.
I really must up date this - no time like now.
Thank you!

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Gill Mullin
14/11/2020 07:47:14 am

My mother (from Kent, b.1922) used the phrase to describe a favourite or special child, not in any nasty way - 'ah, but she was always the white-hen's chick.'
She sometimes said it to me and I felt quite honoured.

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Harry
4/3/2024 11:35:17 am

My mum , born 1923 in mid Sussex would use this expression. By context it appeared to me that it was more about the positive attitude of the mother to her "special" offspring. Not meant in a disparaging way.

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