Plural of hen
regular plural
The plural of hen is hens.
Forms of hen
| Singular | hen /hɛn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | hens |
| Countable | countable |
Hens in a sentence
- In Tain, north of Inverness, staff detected 11 males and at least seven hens – the highest number there since 2011.2023 June 17, Severin Carrell, “Dancing Capercaillie bird makes a tentative comeback in Scotland”, in The Guardian
- All hens in the laying house have ad lib access to feed.From the entry ad lib
- While I was cleaning the kitchen cupboards, I ran across Mother's recipe for Cornish game hens.From the entry run across
- The hens are off the lay at present.From the entry lay
- The industrial practice of caging commercial laying hens has given caged housing a bad narne.2010, Gail Damerow, Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 3rd Edition, →ISBN. From the entry cage
Meaning of hen
- noun A female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs.
- noun A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.
- noun A female fish (especially a salmon or trout) or crustacean.
Questions about the plural of hen
- What is the plural of hen?
- The plural of hen is hens.
- Is hen countable?
- Hen is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hen (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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