hen

Definitions of hen
  1. noun
    adult female chicken
    synonyms: kip
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    type of:
    hoen, hoentje, kip, poulet
    a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
  2. noun
    a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
    synonyms: gevogelte, hoen, hoentje, huishen, kip
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    vechthaan
    any of several breeds reared for cockfighting
    hoen, hoentje, kip, poulet
    a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
    kalkoen
    large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
    parelhoen, parelhoenders
    a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
    kippetje, kuiken
    young bird especially of domestic fowl
    haan, haantje
    adult male chicken
    kapoen
    castrated male chicken
    kip
    adult female chicken
    kalkoen, mannetje
    male turkey
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