hen

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hen [hen hens] BrE [hen] NAmE [hen] noun
1. a female chicken, often kept for its eggs or meat
•a small flock of laying hens
•battery hens
2. (especially in compounds)any female bird
•a hen pheasant
compare ↑cock
see also ↑moorhen

Word Origin:
Old English henn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hen and German Henne.

Example Bank:
•I could hear the hens clucking in the farmyard.
•My hens have stopped laying.
•She fussed around like a mother hen.
•The hen laid three beautiful speckled eggs.
•The hens pecked hopefully at the dusty floor.