Synonyms & related words for hen

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of hen — including pullet, chicken, fowl, poulard, cockerel, biddy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to hen

Explore words related to hen — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include henlike, mudhen, grayhen, hennery, hencoop, henroost, gallinaceous, gallinacean. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for hen

Common synonyms for hen include pullet, chicken, fowl, poulard, cockerel, biddy, poult, poultry — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does hen come from?

The word hen breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root hen-, from Old English henn (“female fowl”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.