hen

Meanings

• noun

  A female chicken.

  - "The hen laid an egg."
  - "Farmers raise hens for their eggs."

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Pronunciation

1. /hɛn/
   
   
   
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2. /hɛn/
   
   
   
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3. /hɛn/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

hard clam , hen-clam , hen-fish , bachelorette , hen-bird , henfish

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with hen
pen , when , den

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Variants

List of all variants of hen that leads to same result
hen , hens , hen and chickens , hens and chickens , hen of the wood , hen of the woods , hen-of-the-wood , hen-of-the-woods , hens of the wood , hens of the woods , hens-of-the-wood , hens-of-the-woods , hen parties , hen party , hen scratch , hen scratches , hen track , hen tracks , hen night , Cornish game hen , Cornish game hens , Cornish hen , Cornish hens , game hen , game hens , guinea hen , guinea hens , hazel grouse , hazel grouses , hazel hen , hazel hens

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Etymology

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The Old English word 'henne' means 'hen'.

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Trivia

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1. A hen's egg takes about 24 hours to be fully formed.

2. Hens can recognize up to 100 different faces.

3. A group of hens is called a 'brood'.

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Related Concepts

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1. rooster: A male chicken.

2. chick: A baby chicken.

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Culture

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In various cultures, hens are considered a symbol of fertility and abundance. In literature, hens have appeared in works such as George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' and Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown'.

How to Memorize "hen"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a chicken coop with hens clucking around.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the image of a hen with the idea of an egg.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Hen Has Eggs' to remember that a hen lays eggs.

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