cockerel
noun
cock·er·el ˈkä-k(ə-)rəl 
: a young male of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web On Wednesday, a college at the University of Cambridge staged a ceremony acknowledging the official return of a bronze statue of a cockerel to Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments. 
Luke Mcgee, CNN, 31 Oct. 2021 On Wednesday, Jesus College Cambridge will hand over a statue of a cockerel -- a young rooster -- to Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments. Guy Davies, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2021 Last year second-home owners on the Ile d’Oléron, off the west coast, brought a case against a cockerel for crowing too early. The Economist, 20 June 2020 The fights are now limited to 12 minutes — 10 minutes for younger cockerels — or less if a bird stays down for 60 seconds. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 The fights are now limited to 12 minutes — 10 minutes for younger cockerels — or less if a bird stays down for 60 seconds. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 The fights are now limited to 12 minutes — 10 minutes for younger cockerels — or less if a bird stays down for 60 seconds. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 The fights are now limited to 12 minutes — 10 minutes for younger cockerels — or less if a bird stays down for 60 seconds. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 The fights are now limited to 12 minutes — 10 minutes for younger cockerels — or less if a bird stays down for 60 seconds. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 See More
Luke Mcgee, CNN, 31 Oct. 2021 On Wednesday, Jesus College Cambridge will hand over a statue of a cockerel -- a young rooster -- to Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments. Guy Davies, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2021 Last year second-home owners on the Ile d’Oléron, off the west coast, brought a case against a cockerel for crowing too early. The Economist, 20 June 2020 The fights are now limited to 12 minutes — 10 minutes for younger cockerels — or less if a bird stays down for 60 seconds. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 The fights are now limited to 12 minutes — 10 minutes for younger cockerels — or less if a bird stays down for 60 seconds. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 The fights are now limited to 12 minutes — 10 minutes for younger cockerels — or less if a bird stays down for 60 seconds. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 The fights are now limited to 12 minutes — 10 minutes for younger cockerels — or less if a bird stays down for 60 seconds. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 The fights are now limited to 12 minutes — 10 minutes for younger cockerels — or less if a bird stays down for 60 seconds. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English cokerelle, from Anglo-French cokerel, diminutive of coc
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above