"Chicken Little" meaning in All languages combined

See Chicken Little on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Chicken Little}} Chicken Little
  1. 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. Categories (lifeform): Chickens Synonyms: Chicken Licken Translations (fable): 杞人忧天 (qǐrényōutiān) (Chinese Mandarin), Csodacsibe (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-Chicken_Little-en-name-pzs9XmqG Disambiguation of Chickens: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 68 32

Noun [English]

Forms: Chicken Littles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Chicken Little}} Chicken Little (plural Chicken Littles)
  1. The main character in this story, a hysterical young chicken; (by extension) someone who resembles the character. Related terms: Henny Penny Translations (character): Kotlik Csöpi (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-Chicken_Little-en-noun-6tNyvD6E Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 53 47

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