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hen

/hɛn/

hensubstantiv

hens

Pl.

/hɛn/

Übersetzungen

The hen laid an egg this morning.

Курица снесла яйцо сегодня утром.

The hen protected her chicks from the rain.

Наседка защищала своих цыплят от дождя.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Definitionen

A female bird, especially of a domestic fowl.

The hen laid three eggs this morning.

A female of various other birds, such as a pheasant or a grouse.

The hen pheasant was well camouflaged in the underbrush.

A female lobster, crab, or other crustacean.

The fisherman caught a hen lobster full of eggs.

(chiefly Scottish and Northern English) A woman or girl; a female person.

"Have a seat, hen, and I'll put the kettle on," the shopkeeper said.

Synonyme

henadjektiv

/hen/

/hɛn/

Used attributively before another noun to denote something relating to women or female birds (e.g., "hen party").

Definitionen

Intended for or consisting solely of women, especially as a social event or celebration.

They planned a wild hen night for the bride-to-be.

Designating or relating to a female animal or bird; female.

The hen salmon swims upstream to spawn.

Synonyme