womenfolk

or wom·en·folks

[ wim-in-fohk ]

/ ˈwɪm ɪnˌfoʊk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR womenfolk ON THESAURUS.COM

noun (used with a plural verb)

women in general; all women.

a particular group of women.

Origin of womenfolk

First recorded in 1825–35; women + folk

Words nearby womenfolk

woman-year, womb, wombat, womb-to-tomb, women, womenfolk, Women in Love, womenkind, women's, Women's Christian Temperance Union, Women's Institute

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Example sentences from the Web for womenfolk

They would dance as fast as their limbs could carry them, the womenfolk keeping time p172 with their hands.
Through the South Seas with Jack London|Martin Johnson
But, starting with his wife, he made a pendant each for all his womenfolk.
The Rainbow|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
In token of rejoicing the womenfolk paraded the streets wearing garlands of flowers.
The Two First Centuries of Florentine History|Pasquale Villari
He had not the faintest knowledge what it really was, but he would never have sunk so low as to confess that to his womenfolk.
Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence

One evening, Tony found him in his bath in the middle of the kitchen whilst his womenfolk were cooking him a good hot supper.
A Poor Man's House|Stephen Sydney Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for womenfolk

womenfolk

sometimes US womenfolks

/ (ˈwɪmɪnˌfəʊk) /

pl n

women collectively

a group of women, esp the female members of one's family

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	womenfolk
释义	womenfolk or wom·en·folks [ wim-in-fohk ] / ˈwɪm ɪnˌfoʊk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR womenfolk ON THESAURUS.COM noun (used with a plural verb) women in general; all women. a particular group of women. Origin of womenfolk First recorded in 1825–35; women + folk Words nearby womenfolk woman-year, womb, wombat, womb-to-tomb, women, womenfolk, Women in Love, womenkind, women's, Women's Christian Temperance Union, Women's Institute Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for womenfolk They would dance as fast as their limbs could carry them, the womenfolk keeping time p172 with their hands. Through the South Seas with Jack London\|Martin Johnson But, starting with his wife, he made a pendant each for all his womenfolk. The Rainbow\|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence In token of rejoicing the womenfolk paraded the streets wearing garlands of flowers. The Two First Centuries of Florentine History\|Pasquale Villari He had not the faintest knowledge what it really was, but he would never have sunk so low as to confess that to his womenfolk. Sons and Lovers\|David Herbert Lawrence One evening, Tony found him in his bath in the middle of the kitchen whilst his womenfolk were cooking him a good hot supper. A Poor Man's House\|Stephen Sydney Reynolds British Dictionary definitions for womenfolk womenfolk sometimes US womenfolks / (ˈwɪmɪnˌfəʊk) / pl n women collectively a group of women, esp the female members of one's family Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to womenfolk gentleness, delicacy, distaff, effeminateness, feminineness, softness, kindness, womanliness, womanhood, womankind, docility, gentle sex, women, womenfolks, femineity
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womenfolk

or wom·en·folks

noun (used with a plural verb)

Origin of womenfolk

Words nearby womenfolk

Example sentences from the Web for womenfolk

British Dictionary definitions for womenfolk

sometimes US womenfolks

pl n

Words related to womenfolk