hen party

American  

[hen pahr-tee] / ˈhɛn ˌpɑr ti /

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.

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hen party British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hen party

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

In Nelson, Lancashire, Beth Mosely was celebrating a year since her hen party with friends, and described a "fabulous community spirit".

From BBC • May 6, 2023

In Cordoba, Andalusia, a group of women who had come from Madrid for a hen party were feeling the heat, one dressed as a pink flamingo.

From Reuters • May 21, 2022

Interviewing the band was like being dragged into a Top Shop dressing room by a hen party on its third day.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2021

Alan: Drag queens in the UK, they survive it all – there’s a hen party, a stag party, people throwing beer bottles.

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2019

"Indeed then you won't," said Clem, "for he's been called away on business quite suddenly, and I doubt if he'll be back in time for the ball—so we shall be a hen party."

From Poppy The Story of a South African Girl by Stockley, Cynthia