"hens' night" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: EN-AU ck1 hens' night.ogg [Australia] Forms: hens' nights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=hens' night}} hens' night (plural hens' nights)
  1. (US, Australia, New Zealand) A hen night. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, US Synonyms: hen night Synonyms (hen night): bachelorette party
    Sense id: en-hens'_night-en-noun-hq7w-uFg Categories (other): American English, Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English

Inflected forms

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