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hen

/hɛn/noun1 syllable

Hen means: adult female chicken.

Synonyms for hen16

noun, as in adult female chicken

biddy

also used for hen

fishess, henfish, spawner, clit, clitoris, femcock, femdick, girlcock, girldick, girlglock, gock, ladybits, hard clam, hen-clam, hen-fish

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What does hen mean?4

noun

1

adult female chicken

2

adult female bird

3

flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing

4

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hen?22

two syllables

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three syllables

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Hen in a sentence

  • A hen walked across the yard, followed by her chicks.WarsawWill
  • Having laid an egg, a hen has less weight than before.al_ex_an_der
  • If you cannot catch a bird of paradise, better take a wet hen.Adelpa
  • When the hen lays, it's the cock that has pain in the ass.AmarMecheri
  • That hen hasn't laid any eggs at all, lately.magiquai
  • If a hen has ten chicks, how many hens does a chick have?belgavox
  • The cock, the hen, and their chicks pecked in the farmyard.Eccles17
  • They have two dogs, a cat and ten hens.shekitten

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Forms of hen

as a noun

plural
hens