/ Dictionary / Index C Chicken Little: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Chick'en Lit'tle Pronunciation: [key] a person who constantly warns that a calamity is imminent; a vociferous pessimist: The Chicken Littles are warning that the stock market will collapse. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. chicken ladder chicken-livered Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nefarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language