hen

hen  (hn)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]

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hennish adj.

hennish·ly adv.

hennish·ness n.

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hen [hɛn]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the female of any bird, esp the adult female of the domestic fowl

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the female of certain other animals, such as the lobster

3. Informal a woman regarded as gossipy or foolish

4. Scot dialect a term of address (often affectionate), used to women and girls

scarce as hen's teeth extremely rare

[Old English henn; related to Old High German henna, Old Frisian henne]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hen - adult female chicken                 biddy Gallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl cackler - a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitter - a domestic hen ready to brood mother hen - a hen with chicks layer - a hen that lays eggs pullet - young hen usually less than a year old
	2.	hen - adult female bird bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
	3.	hen - flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing chicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food
	4.	hen - female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster female - an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)

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hen noun

Related words
collective noun brood

Translations

hen [hen]

A. N (= fowl) → gallina f; (= female bird) → hembra f

B. ADJ the hen bird → el pájaro hembra

C. CPD hen coop N → gallinero m
hen night N (esp Brit) (= girls' night) → reunión f de mujeres; (before marriage) → despedida f de soltera
hen party N = hen night

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hen [ˈhɛn]

n

(= chicken) → poule f

(= female bird) → femelle f

adj (= female) [pheasant, blackbird] → femelle

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hen

n

→ Huhn nt, → Henne f; as scarce or rare as hen’s teeth (dated inf) → so selten wie ein weißer Rabe

(= female bird, lobster) → Weibchen nt

(inf: also mother hen) → Glucke f (inf)

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hen:

henbane

n → Bilsenkraut nt

hen bird

n → (Vogel)weibchen nt

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hen:

hen night

n für die Braut vor der Hochzeit arrangierte Damengesellschaft

hen party

n (inf) → Damenkränzchen nt, → ˜ Kaffeeklatsch m (inf), → reine Weibergesellschaft (pej, inf); (before wedding) für die Braut vor der Hochzeit arrangierte Damengesellschaft

henpeck

vt → unterm Pantoffel haben (inf); a hened husband → ein Pantoffelheld m (inf); he is hened → er steht unterm Pantoffel (inf)

hen run

n → Hühnerhof m

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hen [hɛn] n (fowl) → gallina; (with chicks) → chioccia; (female bird) → femmina
hen pheasant → fagiano femmina

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hen [hɛn] n (fowl) → gallina; (with chicks) → chioccia; (female bird) → femmina
hen pheasant → fagiano femmina

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hen

n hen [hen]

1 the female farmyard fowl Hens lay eggs. hen دَجاجَه кокошка slepice høne die Henne κότα gallina kana مرغ kana poule תַרנגוֹלֶת मुर्गी kokoš tyúk ayam betina hæna gallina めんどり 암탉 višta vista ayam betina hen høne kura galinha găină курица sliepka kokoš kokoška höna แม่ไก่ tavuk 母雞 курка مرغی gà mái 母鸡

2 the female of any bird The hen is sitting on the nest; (also adjective ) a hen blackbird. wyfie أنْثى كل الطُّيور женската у птиците samička hun; -hun; -høne das Weibchen,weiblich θηλυκό πουλιού hembra (de ave) emaslind پرنده ماده naaraslintu femelle נְקֵבַת עוֹף मुर्गी ženka ptice; ženski nőstény (madáré) burung betina kvenfugl femmina (di volatili) めん鳥 (새의) 암컷 patelė (putnu) mātīte; mātītes- butung betina wijfje hunn(-) samica fêmea fe­melă птица-самка samička samica (ptičev) ptica ženskog roda hona, honfågel แม่ไก่ dişi... 母禽 самиця کسی پرندے کی مادہ chim mái 雌禽

n hen party

a party for women only, often just before one of them gets married (for men seestag party). henneparty حَفلة للنِّساء فَقَط قَبل زَواج الفَتاه женско събиране dámská jízda pigeaften der Jungeseelenabschied γυναικείο πάρτι reunión de mujeres; despedida de soltera padjaklubi õhtu مهمانی زنانه naisten kutsut soirée entre femmes/filles מְסִיבָּה לְנָשִים בִּלבָד महिलाओं की जलपान गोष्ठी žensko društvo, “babinjak” ötye pesta khusus wanita (riunione di sole donne) 女性だけのパーティー 여성만의 모임 moterų balius dāmu ballīte, meiteņu baļļuks perjumpaan orang perempuan feestje voor vrouwen kaffeslabberas; utdrikkingslag babski wieczór девичник dievčenská rozlúčka dekliščina devojačko veče fruntimmersbjudning, möhippa ปาร์ตี้เฉพาะผู้หญิง kadınlar toplantısı 婦女聚會(常指女性告別單身派對) дівич-вечір; дружки عورتوں کا جمگھٹا buổi liên hoan toàn phụ nữ 妇女的聚会

adj henpecked [-pekt]

(of a man) ruled by his wife a henpecked husband. onder die plak/(pantoffelregering) زوجٌ خاضِع لزوجته воден от жена си за носа pod pantoflem under tøflen unter dem Pantoffel stehend που τον σέρνει από τη μύτη η γυναίκα του dominado por su mujer, calzonazos tuhvlialune زن ذليل tossun alla oleva mené par le bout du nez שְׁאִשתוֹ מוֹשֶלֶת בּוֹ जोरू का गुलाम muž papucar papucs (férj) dikuasai istri beittur ofríki, kúgaður sottomesso alla moglie 妻の尻にしかれた 공처가의 po padu laikomas vīrs zem sievas tupeles takut bini onder de plak under tøffelen, kuet siedzący pod pantoflem dominado pela mulher (ţinut) sub papuc под каблуком у жены pod papučou copata papučarski hunsad, kujonerad ชอบหาเรื่อง (สามี) kılıbık 怕老婆的 той, що попав під каблук жінки دبو شوہر sợ vợ 怕老婆的

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hen → دجاجة slepice høne Henne κότα gallina kana poule kvočka gallina めんどり 암탉 kip høne kura galinha курица höna แม่ไก่ tavuk gà mái 母鸡