1
a
: a female chicken especially over a year old
broadly
: a female bird
b
: the female of various mostly aquatic animals (such as lobsters or fish)
2
: woman
especially
: a fussy middle-aged woman
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What was originally imagined as a space for multigenerational groups has since become a coveted backdrop for yoga retreats and hen weekends—where guests inevitably jostle for the chance to curl up in one of the cabin beds.
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Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
The motif was also integrated into new prints in combination with other Jardini signatures, such as strings of pearls or the fun motif of a hen, including a special version of the animal wearing black optical frames just like the designer’s own.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Produced by Pallas Film and View Master Films, the movie follows a hen who, after escaping from a chicken farm, finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Then scientists would inject the edited Nicobar pigeon PGCs into the embryos of regular chickens — roosters and hens — that have been genetically modified not to make their own germ cells.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
The motif was also integrated into new prints in combination with other Jardini signatures, such as strings of pearls or the fun motif of a hen, including a special version of the animal wearing black optical frames just like the designer’s own.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Produced by Pallas Film and View Master Films, the movie follows a hen who, after escaping from a chicken farm, finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Then scientists would inject the edited Nicobar pigeon PGCs into the embryos of regular chickens — roosters and hens — that have been genetically modified not to make their own germ cells.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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hen
noun1
: a female chicken especially over a year old
2
: a female of any bird
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