1. a young male chicken, especially one less than a year old

Examples

• The cockerel crowed at dawn, waking the entire farm.
• We bought several cockerels to raise for meat.
• The cockerel strutted proudly around the barnyard.
• A young cockerel is more tender than an older rooster.
• The farmer separated the cockerels from the hens.
• The cockerel’s feathers were beginning to show bright colors.