chica

Chica is a Spanish word meaning girl, the feminine form of chico. In everyday use, it designates a female child or young woman and appears in many phrases such as la chica nueva or una chica bonita. When capitalized as Chica, it can also function as a proper name or nickname in Spanish-speaking communities and occasionally beyond.

As a given name, Chica is used for women in various Spanish-speaking regions and can appear in fiction and real-life contexts. It is typically a nickname or affectionate form rather than a formal given name, though usage varies by country and community.

In popular culture, Chica refers to a character in the Five Nights at Freddy's video game series. Chica the Chicken is a yellow animatronic figure, one of the core characters in the early games, recognizable by her bib and her role as a recurring antagonist within the arcade-style horror franchise.

Beyond these uses, Chica may appear in other cultural, geographic, or media contexts as a personal name, nickname, or descriptor in Spanish-speaking environments. The term is widely understood in its primary sense as “girl,” with additional layered meanings in names and fictional works.