Examples of “hen” in a Sentence

noun An adult female chicken, especially one kept for laying eggs.

• The farmer collected a dozen eggs from the hens this morning.
• Our hen lays one brown egg every morning in the corner of the coop.
• A broody hen sat on the nest for three weeks without leaving.

noun An adult female of various other bird species.

• The hen guarded her nest closely while the male foraged nearby.
• The female pheasant, known as a hen, has plain brown feathers for camouflage.
• The mallard hen led her ducklings across the pond in a neat line.

noun A casual, often affectionate term for a woman, especially in British and Scottish speech.

• Come on, hen, you'll be late," she said to her friend.
• Don't worry about it, hen, we'll sort it out together after tea.
• Alright, hen? Fancy a cuppa before we start the shopping?