Meanings
nounlaying hen (plural laying hens)
plural laying hens
- A hen raised for egg production, as opposed to a parent flock hen, raised to produce chicks.
Translations
Arabic دَجَاجَةُ البِيَّاضَة
- دَجَاجَةُ البِيَّاضَة (dajājatu l-biyyāḍa)hen raised for egg production
Chinese Mandarin 蛋雞 /蛋鸡, 蛋用雞 /蛋用鸡
- 蛋雞 /蛋鸡 (dànjī)hen raised for egg production
- 蛋用雞 /蛋用鸡 (dànyòngjī)hen raised for egg production
- 卵用雞 /卵用鸡 (luǎnyòngjī)hen raised for egg production
Czech nosnice
- nosnicehen raised for egg production
Dutch legkip, leghen
- legkiphen raised for egg production
- leghenhen raised for egg production
French poule pondeuse
- poule pondeusehen raised for egg production
German Legehenne
- Legehennehen raised for egg production
Russian несу́шка
- несу́шка (nesúška)hen raised for egg production
Slovak nosnica
- nosnicahen raised for egg production
Spanish gallina ponedora
- gallina ponedorahen raised for egg production
Cite this entry
APA
laying hen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laying%20hen
MLA
“laying hen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laying%20hen. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laying hen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laying%20hen.
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