hennoun [ C ]
uk/hen/us/hen/hen noun [ C ] (ANIMAL)
an adult female chicken, often kept for its eggs
the female of any bird
hen noun [ C ] (WOMAN)
UK informal a woman who is going to get married soon, when she is at a hen party (= a party with her women friends to celebrate this)
Scottish English used as a way of talking to a woman or girl, especially a friend:
Are you not feeling too good, hen?