poussin

Le poussin éclot.

The chick is hatching.

Je lui achèterai un poussin.

I'll buy him a chick.

Si une poule a dix poussins, combien de poules a un poussin ?

If a hen has ten chicks, how many hens does a chick have?

Le poussin ne survivrait pas sans assistance.

The chick would not survive unaided.