hen party

[hen pahr-tee]

noun

Informal.

1. a social gathering for women only.

   One after another the neighborhood wives stopped by for coffee, and by midafternoon we had quite the hen party!

2. Also called hen night. Also called hen do. British, Australian.,  bachelorette party.

   I’ve reserved the entire pub for my sister’s hen party.

hen party

noun

1. informal,  a party at which only women are present Compare hen night stag night

Word History and Origins

Origin of hen party¹

First recorded in 1880–85