Chicken on hen?
What's the difference between those two words? As far as I can understand "chicken" means a little hen ("a child") while "hen" means "an adult". Also, chicken is meat. Help me, please.
General term(male/female) =Chicken
Adult female chicken =Hen
Adult male chicken =Rooster/Cock
Baby chicken (male/female)=Chick
Young female chicken =Pullet
Young male chicken=Cockerel
"I ate hen on Thanksgiving."=specifically stating the type of chicken that I ate.
"I ate chicken on Thanksgiving. "=using the general term. The person doesn't know the specific type that I ate.
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rooster: male , you can also use cock, but it has another meaning, which sometimes leads to a misunderstand
hen: female
chicken: child hen or rooster, it is the meat of rooster or hen as well
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