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(hen)
Word forms: plural hens
1. countable noun
A hen is a female chicken. People often keep hens in order to eat them or sell their eggs.
2. countable noun
The female of any bird can be referred to as a hen.
...ostrich hens.

hen in British English

(hɛn)
noun
1. 
the female of any bird, esp the adult female of the domestic fowl
2. 
the female of certain other animals, such as the lobster
3.  informal
a woman regarded as gossipy or foolish
4.  Scottish dialect
a term of address (often affectionate), used to women and girls
5.  scarce as hen's teeth
Word origin
Old English henn; related to Old High German henna, Old Frisian henne

hen in American English

(hɛn)
noun
1. 
the female of the domesticated chicken
2. 
the female of various other birds or of certain other animals, as the lobster
3.  Slang
a woman, esp. an older woman
Word origin
ME < OE henn, fem. of hana, rooster, akin to Ger henne (fem. of hahn) < IE base *kan-, to sing, crow > L canere, to sing

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Examples of 'hen' in a sentence
hen

It is the same with keeping hens.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You pay loads of money to be a battery hen for the day.
The Sun (2008)
It shows a mother hen reading a bedtime story to an egg tucked up in bed.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Space allows people to grow things or keep hens.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Maybe suggest she help organise your hen night as an alternative.
The Sun (2012)
My neighbours keep a few hens in their back yard.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It turned out that keeping hens was utterly simple and rewarding.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Has a great time partying on her hen night.
The Sun (2010)
From battery hen to free range in the blink of an eye.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There's no difference between that and killing hen harriers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Nobody is chuckling at fussy old Hen now.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The hen harriers look unlike to breed this year, but individuals are still around.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
At the rear the light cruiser Held maintained a dignified straight course like a mother hen.
Len Deighton Bomber
They kept the hens on the streets -- there was nowhere else to keep them.
Max Arthur Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who WereThere (2006)
Can grouse and hen harriers co-exist?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I fear it could hasten the extinction of hen harriers in England.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I had lost my old Hen.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
hen

British English: hen /hɛn/ NOUN
A hen is a female chicken.
  • American English: hen
  • Arabic: دَجَاجَة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: galinha
  • Chinese: 母鸡
  • Croatian: kokoš
  • Czech: slepice
  • Danish: høne
  • Dutch: kip
  • European Spanish: gallina
  • Finnish: kana
  • French: poule
  • German: Henne
  • Greek: κότα
  • Italian: gallina
  • Japanese: めんどり
  • Korean: 암탉
  • Norwegian: høne
  • Polish: kura
  • European Portuguese: galinha
  • Romanian: găină
  • Russian: курица
  • Latin American Spanish: gallina
  • Swedish: höna
  • Thai: แม่ไก่
  • Turkish: tavuk
  • Ukrainian: курка
  • Vietnamese: gà mái

All related terms of 'hen'

fat hen
a common plant, Chenopodium album , with small green flowers and whitish scales on the stem and leaves: family Chenopodiaceae ( chenopods )
hen run
an enclosure for hens , esp one made of chicken wire
mud hen
any of various birds that live in marshes , as the coot or gallinule
brood hen
a hen kept for breeding
fool hen
→ spruce grouse
heath hen
a recently extinct variety of the prairie chicken
hen night
A hen night is a party for a woman who is getting married very soon , to which usually only women are invited .
hen party
A hen party is the same as a → hen night .
Māori hen
any flightless New Zealand rail of the genus Gallirallus, having a mottled brown plumage and rudimentary wings
marsh hen
any bird that frequents marshes and swamps , esp a rail , coot , or gallinule
water hen
any of various birds (family Rallidae), including certain gallinules and the American coot ( Fulica americana )
battery hen
a hen kept in a battery
guinea hen
a guinea fowl , esp a female
hen harrier
a common harrier , Circus cyaneus, that flies over fields and marshes and nests in marshes and open land
hen-pecked
You can use hen-pecked to describe a man when you disapprove of the fact that someone, often his partner , is always telling him what to do or telling him that he has done something wrong .
mother hen
if you describe someone as a mother hen , you think they are bossy and interfering
tappit-hen
a hen with a crest
Blue Hen State
→ the Blue Hen State
chicken hawk
any of various hawks , esp. an accipiter , that prey , or are reputed to prey, on barnyard fowl
hen-and-chickens
any of several plants, such as the houseleek and ground ivy , that produce many offsets or runners
Rock Cornish (hen)
→ Cornish (sense 3 ) Cornish (sense 3b )
banty
a person resembling such a bird , namely short and often aggressive
hazel grouse
a member of the grouse family; Bonasa bonasia
the Blue Hen State
a nickname for the state of Delaware
Cornish
Cornish means belonging or relating to the English county of Cornwall.
prairie chicken
either of two mottled brown-and-white grouse , Tympanuchus cupido or T . pallidicinctus, of North America
scarce as hen's teeth
extremely rare
marsh harrier
a European harrier , Circus aeruginosus, that frequents marshy regions

Chinese translation of 'hen'

hen

(hɛn)

n (c)

  1. (= chicken) 母鸡(雞) (mǔjī) (只, zhī)
  2. (of other species) 雌禽 (cíqín)
    a hen pheasant/chaffinch etc 一只(隻)雌雉/花鸡(雞)等 (yīzhī cízhì/huājī děng)

All related terms of 'hen'

hate
( person ) 恨 hèn
mighty
( powerful ) 强(強)大的 qiángdà de
most
( almost all : with uncount noun, plural noun ) 大部分的 dàbùfen de
real
( not artificial : leather, gold ) 真正的 zhēnzhèng de
V 1
( letter ) 英语的第二十二个字母
very
很 hěn ⇒ a very good idea → 一个很好的主意 yī gè hěn hǎo de zhǔyi
well
( for water ) 井 jǐng [ 口 kǒu ]
hen night
婚礼前新娘与女伴们的聚会
beat up
( person ) 狠打 hěn dǎ
a lot
( many : of books etc ) 许(許)多 xǔduō ⇒ Have one of mine, I've got a lot. → 给你一个吧，我有很多。 Gěi nǐ yī gè ba, wǒ yǒu hěn duō.
doorstep
门(門)前台(臺)阶(階) ménqián táijiē [ 个(個) gè ]
for long
很久 hěn jiǔ
long
( in distance : rope, hair, table, tunnel ) 长(長)的 cháng de
lot
( set, group : of papers, books, people etc ) 批 pī ⇒ We've just sacked one lot of builders. → 我们刚解雇了一批建筑工人。 Wǒmen gāng jiěgùle yī pī jiànzhù gōngrén.
on one's doorstep
很近 hěn jìn
plenty
( lots ) 大量 dàliàng
plenty of
( food, money, time ) 很多 hěn duō
a hen pheasant/chaffinch etc
一只(隻)雌雉/花鸡(雞) 等 yīzhī cízhì/huājī děng
a long way
很远(遠) hěn yuǎn
as good as gold
很乖 hěn guāi
before long
( future ) 不久 bùjiǔ ⇒ They're bound to catch him before long. → 不久，他们一定会抓到他。 Bùjiǔ, tāmen yīdìng huì zhuādào tā.
gold
[ u ] ( metal ) 黄(黃)金 huángjīn
in a short space of time
( from now ) 片刻后(後) piànkè hòu
quite soon
很快 hěn kuài
rarely
很少 hěn shǎo
soon
( in a short time ) 不久 bùjiǔ ⇒ It will soon be Christmas. → 不久圣诞节就要到了。 Bùjiǔ Shèngdàn Jié jiù yào dào le.
space
[ c/u ] ( gap, place ) 空隙 kòngxì [ 个(個) gè ]
at close quarters
近距离(離)地 jìn jùlí de
close 1
( near ) 近的 jìn de
easily
( without difficulty ) 不费(費)力地 bù fèilì de
fit
( suitable ) 合适(適)的 héshì de
to be a good fit
很合身 hěn héshēn
too
( excessively ) 太 tài ⇒ It was too far to walk. → 要是走路就太远了。 Yàoshi zǒulù jiù tài yuǎn le.
too bad!
那没(沒)办(辦)法！ Nà méi bànfǎ!
a dime a dozen
多得很 duō de hěn
dime
一角银(銀)币(幣) yī jiǎo yínbì [ 枚 méi ]
it is sad that ...
很遗(遺)憾 ... hěn yíhàn ...
sad
( unhappy ) 伤(傷)心的 shāngxīn de
chance
[ c/u ] ( likelihood, possibility ) 可能性 kěnéngxìng [ 种(種) zhǒng ]
glad
( happy, pleased ) 高兴(興)的 gāoxìng de
great
( large : area, amount, number ) 巨大的 jùdà de ⇒ a great black cloud of smoke → 一团巨大的黑烟 yī tuán jùdà de hēiyān ⇒ a great number of people → 很多人 hěn duō rén
I should like to
我很乐(樂)意 wǒ hěn lèyì
priceless
( diamond, painting ) 无(無)价(價)的 wújià de
quite
( rather ) 相当(當) xiāngdāng ⇒ I quite like it. → 我相当喜欢它。 Wǒ xiāngdāng xǐhuan tā. ⇒ He was quite young. → 他相当年轻。 Tā xiāngdāng niánqīng. ⇒ He calls quite often. → 他常常打电话。 Tā chángcháng dǎ diànhuà.
quite a lot of money
很多钱(錢) hěn duō qián
should
( indicating advisability )
the chances are that ...
很可能 ... hěn kěnéng ...
to be glad that ...
很高兴(興) ... hěn gāoxìng ...
wee
( Scottish ) 很小的 hěn xiǎo de
a good while ago
很久以前 hěn jiǔ yǐqián

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collective noun brood

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