The term CHAPIN is associated with two different people. The first is TAXI, a four-letter word, which is the stage name of Harry Chapin, an American singer-songwriter best known for his folk-rock songs such as 'CAT's in the Cradle' and 'TAXI'. The second is Spence, a six-letter word, which is the surname of Elmer Chapin, an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1933 to 1945.