Definitions for hen
hɛnhen

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hen, biddynoun

   adult female chicken

2. hennoun

   adult female bird

3. hennoun

   flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing

4. hennoun

   female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HENnoun

   Etymology: henne, Saxon and Dutch; han, German, a cock.

   1. The female of a house-cock.2. The female of any land-fowl.

   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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hen

   A hen is a mature female bird, typically referring to domestic fowls such as chickens. They are primarily known for egg laying.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

2. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hen

   The only animal in Nature that can lay around and make money.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hen

   A type of female bird.

   The hen laid many eggs daily.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 5, 2020  

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1. HEN

   What does HEN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the HEN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Matched Categories

1. • Bird
   • Chicken
   • Female

How to pronounce hen?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hen in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hen in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of hen in a Sentence

1. Samuel Butler:

   A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

2. Mike Huckabee:

   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.

3. Finnur Johansen:

   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.

4. Danish proverb:

   Woe to the house where the hen crows and the rooster is still.

5. Tom Martin:

   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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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hen
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hen
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hen
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hen
6. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=hen
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html