hen
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The meaning (definition) of the word hen
a mother chicken that lays eggs
The word hen used in a sentence
“The hen laid brown eggs in her cozy nest.”
Words that mean the opposite of hen (antonyms)
rooster
The plural of the word hen
hens
How the word hen is said around the world
| French | poule |
| Spanish | gallina |
| Mandarin | 母鸡 |
| Hindi | ब |
| Arabic | دجاجة |
| Russian | курица |
| Portuguese (EU) | galinha |
| Portuguese (BR) | galinha |
| Japanese | 雌鶏 |
| German | Henne |
| Urdu | مرغی |
| Punjabi | ਮੁਰਗੀ |
| Korean | 암탉 |
| Hebrew | תַרְנְגוֹלֶת |
| Greek | κότα |
| Dutch | kip |
| Filipino | inahin |
| Vietnamese | gà mái |
| Turkish | tavuk |
| Persian | مرغ |
| Polish | kura |
| Ukrainian | курка |
| Bengali | মুরগি |
| Swedish | höna |
| Italian | gallina |
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