henhoodn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛnhʊd/, U.S.

/ˈhɛnˌ(h)ʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hen n.¹, -hood suffix.

Etymology: < hen n.¹ + -hood suffix.

The condition or quality of being a hen, esp. as opposed to a chick.

ΚΠ

1829 R. Southey Pilgrim to Compostella iv, in All for Love 179 From which two milk-white chicken To Cock and Henhood grew.

1893 Poultry Monthly (Albany, N.Y.) Apr. 100/2 Millet seed, cracked wheat and corn can be sprinkled in the chaff, and they [sc. chicks] will enjoy scratching for it as much as they will scratching up the peas in henhood.

2012 Country Living (Nexis) Mar. 15 We've..raised tiny chicks to henhood.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	henhood
释义	henhoodn. Brit. /ˈhɛnhʊd/, U.S. /ˈhɛnˌ(h)ʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hen n.¹, -hood suffix. Etymology: < hen n.¹ + -hood suffix. The condition or quality of being a hen, esp. as opposed to a chick. ΚΠ 1829 R. Southey Pilgrim to Compostella iv, in All for Love 179 From which two milk-white chicken To Cock and Henhood grew. 1893 Poultry Monthly (Albany, N.Y.) Apr. 100/2 Millet seed, cracked wheat and corn can be sprinkled in the chaff, and they [sc. chicks] will enjoy scratching for it as much as they will scratching up the peas in henhood. 2012 Country Living (Nexis) Mar. 15 We've..raised tiny chicks to henhood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1829
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