What does hen mean?
Definitions for hen
hɛnhen
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Princeton's WordNet
hen, biddynoun
adult female chicken
hennoun
adult female bird
hennoun
flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing
hennoun
female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
HENnoun
Etymology: henne, Saxon and Dutch; han, German, a cock.
The peacock, pheasant, and goldfinch cocks have glorious colours; the hens have not. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
Whilst the hen bird is covering her eggs, the male generally takes his stand upon a neighbouring bough within her hearing, and by that means diverts her with his songs during the whole time of her sitting. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
The wild duck hence
O’er the rough moss, and o’er the trackless waste
The heath hen flutters. James Thomson, Spring.
ChatGPT
hen
A hen is a mature female bird, typically referring to domestic fowls such as chickens. They are primarily known for egg laying.
Webster Dictionary
Hennoun
the female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen
Etymology: [AS. henn, hen, hn; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G. henne, Icel. hna, Dan. hna; the fem. corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn, Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing, and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. Chanticleer.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hen
hen, n. the female of any bird, esp. of the domestic fowl.—ns. Hen′bane, a coarse annual or biennial herb of the nightshade family, poisonous, esp. to domestic fowls; Hen′coop, a coop or large cage for domestic fowls; Hen′-driv′er, Hen′-harr′ier, a species of falcon, the common harrier.—adj. Hen′-heart′ed, timid as a hen: cowardly.—ns. Hen′-house, a house, coop, or shelter for fowls; Hen′-huss′y, a man who meddles with women's affairs; Hen′-mould, a black, spongy soil; Hen′nery, a place where fowls are kept.—adj. Hen′ny, like a hen, feathered.—v.t. Hen′peck, of a wife, to domineer over her husband.—n. the subjection of a husband to his wife.—adj. Hen′pecked, weakly subject to his wife.—ns. Henpeck′ery, the state of being henpecked; Hen′-roost, a place where poultry roost at night; Hen′wife, Hen′-wom′an, a woman who has the charge of poultry. [A.S. henn—hana, a cock; Ger. hahn, fem. henne.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
hen
The only animal in Nature that can lay around and make money.
Editors Contribution
hen
A type of female bird.
The hen laid many eggs daily.
Submitted by MaryC on February 5, 2020
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HEN
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
HEN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hen is ranked #45495 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Hen surname appeared 470 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hen.
48.3% or 227 total occurrences were White.
36.6% or 172 total occurrences were Asian.
6.8% or 32 total occurrences were Black.
5.3% or 25 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hen in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of hen in a Sentence
A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.
Well, it's not so much related to the Red Hen as it is to other threats and you got to remember, she has three small children and there have been some nasty things.
I remember the reaction of the birds. They go to sleep. The hen, they go in to hen house, under the perch, and slept there with the head under the wing.
Woe to the house where the hen crows and the rooster is still.
We asked them what they were doing for their stag and hen dos, meghan said, ‘I’m not sure — it’s sorted but it will be fun.’ Another woman shared a video of Markle complimenting her pink nails while greeting the crowd.
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- tr=kahrkäsah
- henAfrikaans
- دجاجةArabic
- toyuqAzerbaijani
- тауыҡBashkir
- курыцаBelarusian
- кокошкаBulgarian
- মুরগিBengali
- gallina, auCatalan, Valencian
- котамChechen
- ghjallina, gallina, ghjaddinaCorsican
- slepiceCzech
- iârWelsh
- høneDanish
- Legehenne, Henne, Weibchen, HuhnGerman
- koklonɔEwe
- πουλάδα, κόταGreek
- kokino, birdinoEsperanto
- gallina, aveSpanish
- kanaEstonian
- مرغ, جوجهPersian
- kanaFinnish
- pouleFrench
- cearcIrish
- cearcScottish Gaelic
- תרנגולתHebrew
- मुर्गीHindi
- tyúkHungarian
- մարի, հավArmenian
- ayam, induk ayamIndonesian
- haninoIdo
- gallinaItalian
- תַרְנְגוֹלHebrew
- 雌鶏Japanese
- ქათამი, ქათმისაGeorgian
- ngokoKikuyu, Gikuyu
- тауықKazakh
- 암탉Korean
- тоокKyrgyz
- gallinaLatin
- vištaLithuanian
- vistaLatvian
- кокошкаMacedonian
- ayam betinaMalay
- tiġieġMaltese
- leghen, wijfje, kip, hen, moederkloek, legkipDutch
- høneNorwegian
- galinaOccitan
- kuraPolish
- galinha, [[ave]]-[[fêmea]]Portuguese
- giaglinaRomansh
- găinăRomanian
- самка, баба, курочка, тёлка, курицаRussian
- pudha, puddaSardinian
- koka, kokoška, женка, кокош, кокошка, кока, kokoš, ženkaSerbo-Croatian
- sliepka, kurčaSlovak
- kura, kokoš, kokljaSlovene
- pulëAlbanian
- höna, brutta, brudSwedish
- kuku, tembe, mweraSwahili
- கோழி, பெண்Tamil
- ఆడపక్షి, కోడిపెట్టTelugu
- мурғTajik
- แม่ไก่Thai
- towukTurkmen
- inahinTagalog
- tavukTurkish
- тавыкTatar
- куркаUkrainian
- مرگیUrdu
- tovuqUzbek
- gà máiVietnamese
- jigok, nögamajigokVolapük
- ganaar gu jigéenWolof
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