biddy

• Substantiv, das ein erwachsenes Huhn oder einen jungen Vogel, besonders Geflügel, bezeichnet; umgangssprachlich auch eine (alte) Frau, oft abwertend.

A noun referring to an adult female chicken or a young bird, especially of domestic fowl.

1. Adult female chickenB1formal

   A mature female chicken, often used for egg-laying or meat.

   Henne

   • The farmer collected eggs from the biddy every morning.
   • A biddy can lay up to 300 eggs per year.
   • The old biddy clucked loudly in the coop.

   Synonymehenlayer

2. Young domestic fowlB1formal

   A young bird, especially a chick of domestic fowl.

   Küken

   • The biddy followed its mother around the yard.
   • She raised a biddy from a tiny chick.
   • The biddy pecked at the grain scattered on the ground.

   Synonymechickchickenpullet