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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hen /hɛn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Animal Husbandrythe female of the domestic fowl.
- Birdsthe female of any bird.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hen (hen),USA pronunciation n. - Animal Husbandrythe female of the domestic fowl.
- Birdsthe female of any bird, esp. of a gallinaceous bird.
- [Informal](often disparaging and offensive). a woman, esp. a busybody or gossip.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English hen(n) (compare Old English hana cock); cognate with German Henne; akin to Latin canere to sing
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hen /hɛn/ n - the female of any bird, esp the adult female of the domestic fowl
- the female of certain other animals, such as the lobster
- informal a woman regarded as gossipy or foolish
- Scot dialect a term of address (often affectionate), used to women and girls
- scarce as hen's teeth ⇒ extremely rare
Etymology: Old English henn; related to Old High German henna, Old Frisian henne |