hen

n.

1. A female bird, especially the adult female of the domestic fowl.
2. The female of certain aquatic animals, such as an octopus or lobster.
3. Slang. A woman, especially a fussy or nosy old woman.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

hennish hen'nish adj.
hennishly hen'nish·ly adv.
hennishness hen'nish·ness n.

1. a mature, egg-laying bird, or bird of egg-laying age that is temporarily not laying eggs; in most cases a female bird more than 5 months old.
2. an adult, female bird.

IN BRIEF: n. - Female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster; Adult female bird; Adult female chicken; Flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing.

An egg today is better than a hen tomorrow. — Benjamin Franklin

The hen symbolizes gossip and calamity as well as being annoyingly pecked at by a person or a situation ("henpecked").

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Common misspelling(s) of hen

• hten

Dansk (Danish)
n. - høne, høns, høner, hun

idioms:

• hen house    hønsehus
• hen night    pigeaften, pigetur i byen
• hen party    pigekomsammen, slabberads, dameselskab

Nederlands (Dutch)
hen, kip, wijfjeskrab/ -kreeft/-zalm, vrouw

Français (French)
n. - poule

idioms:

• hen house    poulailler
• hen night    soirée passée entre femmes (avant le mariage de l'une d'elles)
• hen party    soirée passée entre femmes (avant le mariage de l'une d'elles)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Huhn, Henne

idioms:

• hen house    Hühnerhaus, Hühnerstall
• hen night    Vorabend der Hochzeit, an dem die Braut ihre Freundinnen einlädt
• hen party    Damenkränzchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κότα, πουλάδα, όρνιθα, θηλυκό πουλί

idioms:

• hen house    ορνιθώνας, κοτέτσι
• hen night    βραδιά γυναικών, γυναικοπαρέα
• hen party    πάρτι γυναικών, γυναικοπαρέα

Italiano (Italian)
gallina

idioms:

• hen house    pollaio
• hen night    festa per sole donne
• hen party    festa per sole donne

Português (Portuguese)
n. - galinha (f) (Ornit.) (Zool.), fêmea (f) da lagosta (Zool.), covarde (fig.)

idioms:

• hen house    galinheiro (m)
• hen night    chá (f) de panela
• hen party    chá (f) de panela

Русский (Russian)
курица, женщина, жена, трус

idioms:

• hen house    курятник
• hen night    девичник
• hen party    девичник

Español (Spanish)
n. - gallina

idioms:

• hen house    gallinero
• hen night    noche para mujeres solas
• hen party    reunión de mujeres

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - höna, hon-, -hona, fruntimmer

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
母鸡, 雌鸟

idioms:

• hen house    鸡舍
• hen night    为即将结婚的女子举办的女子晚会
• hen party    妇女的聚会

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 母雞, 雌鳥

idioms:

• hen house    雞舍
• hen night    為即將結婚的女子舉辦的女子晚會
• hen party    婦女的聚會

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 암탉, 암새, 여자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - めんどり, 雌の鳥

idioms:

• hen house    鶏小屋
• hen night    明るい夜
• hen party    女性だけの会合

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دجاجه, أنثى الطير والسمك, امرأة وبخاصه امرأة نكدة في خريف العمر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נקבה (בעוף), תרנגולת, סרטן-מאכל, עקרב או סלמון ממין נקבה‬

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