hen

A noun referring to a female bird, especially a domestic chicken, kept for its eggs or meat.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das ein weibliches Tier bezeichnet, insbesondere ein weibliches Haushuhn, das wegen seiner Eier oder seines Fleisches gehalten wird.

1. Female bird A1 formal

   An adult female bird, especially of a domestic fowl, used for laying eggs.

   • The hen laid three eggs this morning.
   • We keep a dozen hens in the backyard for fresh eggs.
   • The farmer feeds the hens grain every day.

   🇩🇪Henne

   Synonyme: biddylayer

2. Female of other birds A2 formal

   The female of certain other birds, such as the turkey or pheasant.

   • The hen pheasant is less colorful than the male.
   • A turkey hen can lay up to 100 eggs per year.
   • The hen of the species is often larger than the male.

   🇩🇪Weibchen

• hens plural form
• hens' possessive plural form
• hen's possessive singular form