Gallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

cackler - a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk

brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitter - a domestic hen ready to brood

mother hen - a hen with chicks

layer - a hen that lays eggs

pullet - young hen usually less than a year old

bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

chicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food

female - an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)