Synonyms for hen
Definitions
- n. 1
A female fish (especially a salmon or trout) or crustacean.
- n. 2
A female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs.
Related words
- Word family
- henbane hencoop hen-hearted hen-heartedness henhussy henlike hennish henny
- Phrases
- marsh hen fat hen heath hen water hen mud hen hen harrier hen's tooth chaparral hen
- Is a kind of
- chicken poultry
Forms
- Plural
- hens → spawners, fishesses, pullets, chickens…
Example sentences
- bird It is difficult to shoot a bird flying in the air.
By length
- 4 letters
- bird1
- 5 letters
- broad1, chick1, birdy2, biddy2
- 6 letters
- pullet
- 7 letters
- chicken2, spawner, henfish, fishess, partlet
- 12 letters
- bachelorette
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (birdy2 = 2 syllables).