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Hen

The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen.

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Broader term 3

Bird 76% connected

Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Chicken 76% connected

A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Female 76% connected

An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 5

Broody 76% connected

Inclined to brood.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cackler 76% connected

A fowl that cackles.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Layer 76% connected

One who, or that which, lays.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pullet 76% connected

A young hen, or female of the domestic fowl.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sitter 76% connected

One who sits; esp., one who sits for a portrait or a bust.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Biddy 92% connected

A name used in calling a hen or chicken.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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