hens

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an adult female chicken, often kept for its eggs

the female of any bird

a woman who is going to get married soon, when she is at a hen party (= a party with her women friends to celebrate this)

used as a way of talking to a woman or girl, especially a friend:

Are you not feeling too good, hen?

an adult female chicken that is often kept for its eggs, or the female of any bird