hen

Definitions

1. A female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs
2. A female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs.
3. A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl
4. A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.
5. A female fish (especially a salmon or trout) or crustacean
6. A female fish (especially a salmon or trout) or crustacean.
   uncommon
7. A woman. A bride-to-be, particularly in the context of a hen night
8. A woman.
   figuratively
9. A bride-to-be, particularly in the context of a hen night
10. A bride-to-be, particularly in the context of a hen night.
    UK, figuratively, informal
11. A hen night.
    UK, informal
12. An affectionate term of address used to women or girls.
    Scotland, informal
13. The penis of a trans woman.
14. A henlike person of either sex.
    derogatory, figuratively, uncommon
15. The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), a bivalve shellfish.
16. A large pewter pot used in a tavern.
    obsolete

Equivalents

68 more languages

العربيةالدجاجةدجاجةفَرْخَة

Azərbaycan dilitoyuq

Беларускаякурыца

Българскикокошка

বাংলামুরগি

བོད་སྐད།བྱ་མོ

Bosanskikanakipkokoškokoškakukukurcaкокошкокошка+ 5 more

Catalàgallina

Češtinakurakvočnapipkaslepiceslepičíslípka+ 3 more

Cymraegiâr

Danskhøne

Ελληνικάκόταόρνιθα

Esperantokokino

Eestikana

Euskaraoilo

فارسیکرکمرغ

Suomikana

Gaeilgecearc

Gàidhligcearc

Galegogaliñapita

עבריתתרנגולת

हिन्दीमुर्ग़ी

Hrvatskikanakipkokoškokoškakukukurcaкокошкокошка+ 5 more

Magyartyúk

Հայերենհավ

Bahasa Indonesiababongunakan

Íslenskahæna

Italianogallina

日本語雌鶏

ქართულიქათამი

Қазақ тілітауық

ភាសាខ្មែរមាន់ញី

한국어酉암탉

Kurdîhênhenkipkîp+ 1 more

Кыргызчатоок

Latinagallina

Lietuviųvišta

Latviešuvista

Македонскикокошка

Монголтахиа

Maltitiġieġ

မြန်မာကြက်မ

Nederlandshenkipleghenlegkip+ 1 more

ਪੰਜਾਬੀککڑی

Polskikokoszkokoszykuraślepucha+ 1 more

پښتوچرګه

Portuguêsgalinha

Românăgăină

Русскийкурица

Slovenčinakurčasliepka

Slovenščinakokọ̑škura

Shqippule

Српскиkanakipkokoškokoškakukukurcaкокошкокошка+ 5 more

Svenskahona

Kiswahilikukutembe

தமிழ்கோழி

తెలుగుకోడిపెట్ట

Тоҷикӣмурғ

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Türkmençetowuk

Tagaloginahin

Türkçebullitavuk

ئۇيغۇرچەمېكىيان

Українськакурка

اردومرغی

O'zbekchatovuq

Tiếng Việtgà mái

中文母雞 /母鸡雞母 /鸡母

Examples

“She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like⟳ a hen, the way she talked to the waiters and the maid,[…]—all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss⟳ Moucher.”

“In Tain, north of Inverness, staff detected 11 males and at least seven hens – the highest number⟳ there since 2011.”

“As spawning time approaches – autumn or very early winter in most rivers, though in some late-run streams salmon may spawn as late as January or February – the hen's colouration becomes first a matt-pewter and then a drab dark brown-grey. The cock fish⟳, in contrast, begins to gain⟳ some brighter colours.”

“Hen, a woman. A cock and hen club; a club composed of men and women.”

“Don't cry⟳, hen. Everything will be all right.”

“Coordinate term: cock”

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