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hen

noun [C]
 
 
/hen/

Definition

› an adult female chicken, often kept for its eggs › the female of any bird › Scottish English informal used as a way of talking to a woman or girl, especially someone that you like: "Are you not feeling too good, hen?"Friendly and unfriendly terms of address
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