Phrase guide

laying hen

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A hen raised for egg production, as opposed to a parent flock hen, raised to produce chicks.

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَجَاجَةُ البِيَّاضَة (dajājat al-biyyāḍa) — hen raised for egg production
  • Arabic: دْجاجة بيّاضة (djæja l-bəyyæḍa) — hen raised for egg production
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蛋雞 /蛋鸡 (dànjī) — hen raised for egg production
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蛋用雞 /蛋用鸡 (dànyòngjī) — hen raised for egg production
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卵用雞 /卵用鸡 (luǎnyòngjī) — hen raised for egg production
  • Czech: nosnice — hen raised for egg production
  • Dutch: legkip — hen raised for egg production
  • Dutch: leghen — hen raised for egg production
  • French: poule pondeuse — hen raised for egg production
  • German: Legehenne — hen raised for egg production
  • Macedonian: несилка (nesilka) — hen raised for egg production
  • Russian: несу́шка (nesúška) — hen raised for egg production
  • Slovak: nosnica — hen raised for egg production
  • Upper Sorbian: dakawa — hen raised for egg production
  • Spanish: gallina ponedora — hen raised for egg production
  • Walloon: poye ponresse — hen raised for egg production