wijfje — meaning in English

English meaning

• female noun A person, animal, or plant of the sex or gender that produces eggs or bears offspring.
• hen noun An adult female chicken, especially one kept for laying eggs.

Senses

wijfje is used for these senses in English:

• female One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
• hen A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.

female — full definition

1. noun A person, animal, or plant of the sex or gender that produces eggs or bears offspring.
2. adj Relating to or being female.

hen — full definition

1. noun An adult female chicken, especially one kept for laying eggs.
2. noun An adult female of various other bird species.
3. noun A casual, often affectionate term for a woman, especially in British and Scottish speech.

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