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Meanings of spring chicken in English

Catalan
jove
Spanish
chavea

A young person (especially a young man or boy)

jove
Usage of spring chicken in English
1
Believe me, yer ain't goin' ter find thet fellar no spring chicken.
Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
2
However, again, the pictures were a reminder that Charles is no spring chicken.
News.com.au
3
Plus, and this might be news to you-I'mno spring chicken.
Commuters: a novel
4
Say, my son was no spring chicken, either, when he married.
Half Portions
5
Her brother always came around with her groceries, and he's no spring chicken.
The water room
6
And it's not as if Strawberry Sue is a spring chicken.
Phoenix noir
7
Yes, Mr. Tomlin had a veritable spring chicken in the larder at that moment.
The Postmaster's Daughter
8
Now, Buck, I'm not a spring chicken, an' I've been long on the dodge.
The Lone Star Ranger: A Romance of the Border
9
I'm not the spring chicken I used to be.
Storm Front
10
But while he may be a safe pair of hands, he's no spring chicken either.
Reuters
11
What did you think I was, a spring chicken?
Charlotte’s Web
12
Miss Hinkle was showing her age-andshe was "no spring chicken."
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
13
Also, at 65 Ford is no spring chicken himself.
The Guardian
14
Rachel assured him that he was a spring chicken.
The marrowbone marble company
15
What is the average weight of a spring chicken?
School and Home Cooking
16
What is the present market price of spring chicken?
School and Home Cooking
Translations for spring chicken
Catalan
jove