hen
A female chicken, especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggsA female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs.
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Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Examples
162 sentencesThe hen has laid an egg.
Курка відклала яйце. — deniko
ruКурочка снесла яичко. — afyodor
deDas Huhn hat ein Ei gelegt. — manese
That fox must have killed the hen.
Ця лисиця, мабуть, задушила курку. — deniko
ruТа лиса, должно быть, убила курицу. — odexed
deDieser Fuchs da muss das Huhn getötet haben. — samueldora
My neighbor's hen is better than mine.
Сусідська курка краща, ніж моя. — deniko
Meaning
11 senses(figuratively)A woman.
тёлкаtjólka, ба́баbába
(Scotland, informal)An affectionate term of address used to women or girls.
Don't cry, hen. Everything will be all right.
A female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs.
Henne, Legehenne, Huhn
ку́рицаkúrica, ку́рочкаkúročka
ку́ркаkúrka
adult female chicken
More meanings 8
The penis of a trans woman.
Coordinate term: cock
A woman.
(UK, figuratively, informal)A bride-to-be, particularly in the context of a hen night.
(UK, informal)A hen night.
The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), a bivalve shellfish.
A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.
Weibchen
ку́рочкаkúročka, са́мкаsámka
adult female bird
(uncommon)A female fish (especially a salmon or trout) or crustacean.
(derogatory, figuratively, uncommon)A henlike person of either sex.
(obsolete)A large pewter pot used in a tavern.
Origin
From Middle English hen, from Old English henn (“hen”), from Proto-West Germanic *hannju,From Middle English hen, from Old English henn (“hen”), from Proto-West Germanic *hannju, from Proto-Germanic *hanjō (“hen”), from Proto-Indo-European *kan-, *kana- (“to sing”).
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