hen meaning

hen as a noun

1. adult female chicken

   Synonyms: biddy

   Type of: chicken

   Kinds: cackler, brood hen, mother hen, layer, pullet

2. adult female bird

   Type of: bird

3. flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing

   Type of: chicken

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

   Type of: female

How to pronounce hen

hen is pronounced /hɛn/ in British English and /hɛn/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with hen

• pen
• ten
• ken
• men
• yen
• again
• ben
• den
• fen
• gen
• sen
• wen
• glen
• wren
• benne
• cayenne
• doyenne
• comedienne