Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hen

4 senses of hen

Sense 1
hen, biddy -- (adult female chicken)
       => chicken, Gallus gallus -- (a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl)

Sense 2
hen -- (adult female bird)
       => bird -- (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

Sense 3
hen -- (flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing)
       => chicken, poulet, volaille -- (the flesh of a chicken used for food)

Sense 4
hen -- (female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster)
       => female -- (an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa))