ladykindn.
/ˈleɪdɪkʌɪnd/, U.S. /ˈleɪdiˌkaɪnd/ The female sex; women in general; (occasionally) a woman; (also) the female part of a group or party.
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the world > people > person > woman > [noun] > women collectively
wifkinOE
womanOE
womankinc1175
womankindc1175
womenkina1387
womenkinda1387
womanhoodc1405
feminityc1425
femininityc1450
femininec1451
the fair (also gentle, soft, weak, etc.) sex1536
the second sex1536
the woman sex1536
feminie1541
mesdames1552
the fairer (also gentler, softer, weaker, etc.) sex1578
sex1589
ladyhooda1666
fair1687
wimmin1710
womenfolk1729
mesdemoiselles1739
the female of the species1795
femalitiesc1801
ladykind1829
womanity1836
womandom1838
ladydom1843
petticoatery1849
tea-body1865
muslin1884
the skirt1899
quim1909
womyn1975
womxn1991
the world > people > person > woman > [noun]
wifeeOE
womaneOE
womanOE
queanOE
brideOE
viragoc1000
to wifeOE
burdc1225
ladyc1225
carlinec1375
stotc1386
marec1387
pigsneyc1390
fellowa1393
piecec1400
femalea1425
goddessa1450
fairc1450
womankindc1450
fellowessa1500
femininea1513
tega1529
sister?1532
minikinc1540
wyec1540
placket1547
pig's eye1553
hen?1555
ware1558
pussy?a1560
jade1560
feme1566
gentlewoman1567
mort1567
pinnacea1568
jug1569
rowen1575
tarleather1575
mumps1576
skirt1578
piga1586
rib?1590
puppy1592
smock1592
maness1594
sloy1596
Madonna1602
moll1604
periwinkle1604
Partlet1607
rib of man1609
womanship?1609
modicum1611
Gypsy1612
petticoata1616
runniona1616
birda1627
lucky1629
she-man1640
her1646
lost rib1647
uptails1671
cow1696
tittup1696
cummer17..
wife1702
she-woman1703
person1704
molly1706
fusby1707
goody1708
riding hood1718
birdie1720
faggot1722
piece of goods1727
woman body1771
she-male1776
biddy1785
bitch1785
covess1789
gin1790
pintail1792
buer1807
femme1814
bibi1816
Judy1819
a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823
wifie1823
craft1829
shickster?1834
heifer1835
mot1837
tit1837
Sitt1838
strap1842
hay-bag1851
bint1855
popsy1855
tart1864
woman's woman1868
to deliver the goods1870
chapess1871
Dona1874
girl1878
ladykind1878
mivvy1881
dudess1883
dudette1883
dudine1883
tid1888
totty1890
tootsy1895
floozy1899
dame1902
jane1906
Tom1906
frail1908
bit of stuff1909
quim1909
babe1911
broad1914
muff1914
manhole1916
number1919
rossie1922
bit1923
man's woman1928
scupper1935
split1935
rye mort1936
totsy1938
leg1939
skinny1941
Richard1950
potato1957
scow1960
wimmin1975
womyn1975
womxn1991
1829 W. Scott Jrnl. 24 Mar. (1946) 42 This morning our Sportsmen took leave, and their ladykind..followd after breakfast.
1837 M. Richardson Concealment I. xvi. 202 You have been a recluse, and do not know what ladykind are.
1861 Hills & Plains I. xvi. 264 Her little antipathy to Esther was made manifest, as is the way with ladykind, by never-ceasing smiles and embracings.
1878 E. J. Trelawny Rec. Shelley, Byron (1887) 107 An ordinary lady-kind would have screamed.
1952 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 5 Nov. 9/2 (advt.) All ladykind loves a beautiful buy, so don't wait until the hat meant just for you is gracing the head of another party.
1960 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 24 May a4/1 Today, because of our lasting affection for mankind—and ladykind too—I fly to the typewriter to warn you.
2003 New Statesman (Nexis) 27 Oct. Besides the solid argument and the reclamation of teenage lovelies for ladykind, there is a lighter, more subtle achievement here.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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