[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a female chicken:Our hens only recently started laying, but these fresh eggs were worth the wait!", "the female of any bird, especially a gallinaceous :The mallard drakes are splendidly colorful while the hens are camouflaged in drab plumage.", "the female of certain marine creatures, including lobsters and salmon:I prefer a hen when making lobster bisque, as the dark red roe enhances both flavor and color.", "Informal: Sometimes Offensive.a usually middle-aged or older woman, especially one who is considered to be petty or gossipy:Let’s get out of here and leave the hens to their blather.", "Informal.a female in attendance at a hen party hen party:The incident at the restaurant occurred hours after our party was over and we’d all gone home, but all of us hens were brought in for questioning the next morning.", "British and Australian Informal.the bride-to-be at a bachelorette party:A toast to Vera, the beautiful hen, who’s flying our coop in less than a fortnight!", "Scots Informal.an affectionate or familiar term of address to a girl or woman:That’s lovely, hen, thank you."]}]