chicken pox
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chicken pox
- /ˈt͡ʃɪ.k(ə)nˌpɑks/ US
- /ˈt͡ʃɪ.k(ə)nˌpɒks/ UK
Rhymes with -ɑks, -ɒks
Where it comes from
From chicken + pox, under the influence of earlier hen-pox and swinepox, which formed larger blisters.
noun chicken poxes · chickenpox · chicken-pox
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The blisters formed by the varicella zoster virus (VZV).
Similar: chicken pock
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The highly contagious airborne disease caused by initial infection with varicella zoster virus, typically causing a skin rash that forms small itchy blisters.
Chickenpox parties, at which children gather so they can all be infected by a child who has the pox, are often held by parents who distrust chickenpox vaccine or want their children to have the stronger immunity that surviving a full-blown infection affords.
Similar: varicella
- Any disease causing similar symptoms.
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noun disease
| Español | varicela, china, lechina, peste cristal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수두 sudu |
| 日本語 | 水痘 suitō, 水疱瘡 mizubōsō |
| 中文 | 水痘 shuǐdòu |
| हिन्दी | छोटी माता choṭī mātā |
| Kiswahili | tetekuwanga |
| Português | varicela, catapora |
| Français | varicelle |
| Deutsch | Windpocken |
| Italiano | varicella |
| Ελληνικά | ανεμοβλογιά anemovlogiá |
| Română | vărsat de vânt |
| Русский | ветряна́я о́спа vetrjanája óspa, ветря́нка vetrjánka |
| Tiếng Việt | thủy đậu |
| العربية | جُدَرِيّ المَاء judariyy al-māʔ, عَنْقَز ʕanqaz |
| עברית | אבעבועות רוח ava'abu'ot ruakh |
Talk about this word "chicken pox." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chicken%20pox. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chicken pox. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chicken%20pox "chicken pox." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chicken%20pox.Cite this
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title = {chicken pox},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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