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

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1. Alex

   US English

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

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   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich:

   It's about record and accomplishment. I was there, I spent 10 years of my life balancing the budget, hen people balance their budget, so should the government.

2. Tom Perez:

   Well the most important thing we're going to do is to build a fair, level playing field for everybody, i welcome the debate. I think there is going to be a bumper crop of candidates and that the American people are going to see a very robust Democratic Party. What will unite all of them is that they are all fighting for a better deal and a brighter future and better tomorrows for everyone, not just a few at the top. And what we're doing at the DNC is making sure we build the infrastructure, the organizing infrastructure, the technology infrastructure so that whoever ... becomes the nominee that they can walk into a DNC that enables them to sprint across the finish line.Listen hereWhile Perez said he hopes ideas and ideals are what helps to unite his party, it may just be mutual disgust for Trump that will act as the super glue for Democrats.Below are some of excerpts of my interview with DNC Chairman Tom Perez. This QA has been edited for brevity, clarity and flow.Mark Preston: As you look at the current state of play right now, what is the Democratic plan to address Donald Trump in this off year?Tom Perez: Step one is that we have to take on Donald Trump in all of these areas that he's trying to take America back, and make America weak, not make America great. Equally important though, we can't simply be against Donald Trump. We've got to articulate what we are for, and we have always been fighting for a fair shake for everyone. Listen hereFollow CNN OpinionJoin us on Twitter and FacebookPreston: (W)hen you were running for chairman, ... it was a bit of a contentious fight. There was a lot of criticism from the grassroots about the battle between establishment Democrats and grassroots Democrats. ... What is being done behind the scenes to try to bridge the divide between those two (factions)?Perez: Every single day we are leading with our values. ... If we want to address income inequality in this country, one of the most important things we can do is support efforts for people to unionize and form a union. When unions succeed, the middle class succeeds. When unions succeed, income inequality goes down, and what we have to do as a party is be out there on the issues that matter the most to people: health care, good jobs, the efforts to cut support for public education, we have to articulate what we stand for.

3. Donald Trump:

   The Red Hen Restaurant should focus more on cleaning The Red Hen Restaurant filthy canopies, doors and windows( badly needs a paint job) rather than refusing to serve a fine person like Sarah Huckabee Sanders, i always had a rule, if a restaurant is dirty on the outside, it is dirty on the inside !

4. Kyle Larson:

   Obviously, Harvick and Chase got together. Chase was upset. Kind of held him up, it got Harvick having to move around and use his tires up off the bottom. I started to get some dive-ins working off of( turn) two, got a big run, decided to pull the trigger, slide him, squeeze him a little bit, hen he had me jacked up down the frontstretch. It was wild.

5. Samuel Butler:

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

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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