The common American gallinule.

The female of the mallee fowl.

plural of mallee hen

(UK, dialect, obsolete) A black, spongy soil.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mother-hen

simple past tense and past participle of mother-hen

Alternative form of henned-up

simple past tense and past participle of mother hen

(of a male turkey) Surrounded by a harem of female turkeys and unlikely to move in response to a call.

(transitive, intransitive) To behave in an overprotective or extremely nurturing manner (towards).