chickadee /ˈt͡ʃɪk.əˌdi/ noun2 •(US, Canada) Any of the small, mostly black and white North American songbirds of the genus Poecile of the family Paridae.In Walden wood the chickadee / Runs round the pine and maple tree — 1904 •Affectionate term of address.I got a date with a cute little chickadee in just a few, an' I don't wanna be late! — 2004 formschickadees