chipmunk
noun
chip·munk ˈchip-ˌməŋk 
: any of a genus (Tamias) of small striped North American and Asian rodents of the squirrel family
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Free activities throughout the resorts include campfire singalongs with Disney’s chipmunk characters Chip and Dale and outdoor movie screenings at night. 
WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022 Electric and acoustic guitars, orchestra, strings, a chipmunk Chris Martin, and plenty of flute. Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2022 Estranged chipmunk besties Chip (voiced by John Mulaney) and Dale (Andy Samberg) put differences aside to find a missing friend in a case filled with classic Disney characters, hilarious cameos and pop-culture references. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022 So what happened after to Disney’s chipmunk brothers? Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 21 May 2022 Chip and Dale, once as close as two chipmunk brothers can be, are now estranged. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2022 The temperature slips above 50 degrees every now and then, and my dogs have been triggered by the year’s first chipmunk sightings. Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 Rockdale resident Antonio Joseph earned the distinction of best photo for the month of October with his close-up shot of a chipmunk taken at Hammel Woods in Shorewood. Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com, 10 Nov. 2021 At the time, there was a resident chipmunk in the same part of the yard. Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 10 Oct. 2021 See More
WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022 Electric and acoustic guitars, orchestra, strings, a chipmunk Chris Martin, and plenty of flute. Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2022 Estranged chipmunk besties Chip (voiced by John Mulaney) and Dale (Andy Samberg) put differences aside to find a missing friend in a case filled with classic Disney characters, hilarious cameos and pop-culture references. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022 So what happened after to Disney’s chipmunk brothers? Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 21 May 2022 Chip and Dale, once as close as two chipmunk brothers can be, are now estranged. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2022 The temperature slips above 50 degrees every now and then, and my dogs have been triggered by the year’s first chipmunk sightings. Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 Rockdale resident Antonio Joseph earned the distinction of best photo for the month of October with his close-up shot of a chipmunk taken at Hammel Woods in Shorewood. Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com, 10 Nov. 2021 At the time, there was a resident chipmunk in the same part of the yard. Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 10 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
alteration of earlier chitmunk, probably from Ojibwa ačitamo·nʔ red squirrel
First Known Use
1830, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
chipmunk
noun
chip·munk ˈchip-ˌməŋk
: a small striped animal related to the squirrel