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cockerel Synonyms
Another word for cockerel
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• noun (Context 1)
A young male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), typically less than one year old; in British usage, also any adult male domestic chicken.
Usage Example
"The young rooster began practicing its crow at dawn, waking the entire farmyard."
Strong
rooster
cock
Weak
chanticleer
Opposites of cockerel
The opposite of cockerel shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:
pullet
hen
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Cockerel. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/cockerel