The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English
hen night
noun [C] (also hen party) UKDefinition
› a party for women only, usually one held for a woman before she is married → Compare stag night/partyRelating to weddings
(Definition of hen night noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of hen night
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Weddings, but you might be interested in these topics from the Family and relationships topic area:
- Enemies & rivals
- Family: ancestors & descendants
- Family: informal names
- Family: non-blood relations
- Family: relations in general
- Friendly
- Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
- Marriage, cohabitation & other relationships
- Marriage: marital status
- Not being friendly
- Relationships: ending & divorce
- Relationships: finding a partner
- Relationships: general words
- Relationships: infidelity
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
SMART Thesaurus: Weddings
Synonyms and related words:
- always a bridesmaid, never the bride idiom
- arranged marriage noun
- bachelor party noun
- banns noun
- be joined in marriage/matrimony idiom
- elope verb
- get spliced idiom
- give sb away phrasal verb (MARRIAGE)
- go/walk down the aisle idiom
- golden wedding (anniversary) noun
- pageboy noun (BOY)
- pop the question idiom
- postnuptial adjective
- prenuptial adjective
- register office noun
- registry office noun
- wed verb
- wedding noun
- wedding reception noun
- white wedding noun
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
