Hen vs. Chicken

Hennoun

A female chicken (Gallus gallus), particularly a sexually mature one kept for its eggs.

Hennoun

A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.

Hennoun

(uncommon) A female fish or crustacean.

Hennoun

A woman, particularly

Hennoun

A bride-to-be, particularly in the context of her "hen night" festivities.

Hennoun

A hen night.

Hennoun

An affectionate term of address used to women or girls.

Hennoun

A henlike person of either sex.

Hennoun

The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), a bivalve shellfish.

Henadverb

(dialectal) Hence.

Henverb

(dialectal) To throw.

Hennoun

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

Hennoun

adult female chicken

Hennoun

adult female bird

Hennoun

flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing

Hennoun

female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster

Chickennoun

(countable) A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.

Chickennoun

(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.

Chickennoun

A coward.

Chickennoun

A young or inexperienced person.

Chickennoun

A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.

Chickennoun

The game of dare.

Chickennoun

A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the chicken (that is, the loser.)

Chickennoun

A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.

Chickenadjective

(informal) Cowardly.

Chickenverb

(intransitive) To avoid a situation one is afraid of.

Chickennoun

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

Chickennoun

A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden; same as spring chicken.

Chickennoun

the flesh of a chicken used for food

Chickennoun

a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

Chickennoun

a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

Chickennoun

a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops

Chickenadjective

easily frightened

Chickennoun

a domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one

Chickennoun

meat from a chicken

Chickennoun

a game in which the first person to lose their nerve and withdraw from a dangerous situation is the loser

Chickennoun

a coward.

Chickenadjective

cowardly

Chickenverb

withdraw from or fail in something through lack of nerve

Chicken

The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), a subspecies of the red junglefowl, is a type of domesticated fowl, originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult male bird, and younger male may be called a cockerel.