womenfolk

American  

[wim-in-fohk] / ˈwɪm ɪnˌfoʊk /

Or womenfolks

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. women in general; all women.

2. a particular group of women.

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womenfolk British  

/ ˈwɪmɪnˌfəʊk /

plural noun

1. women collectively

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

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Etymology

Origin of womenfolk

First recorded in 1825–35; women + folk

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

womenfolk

But the womenfolk in town were way ahead of them.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024

But whatever the reason, he suspects that Evie is at the center of the magical pandemic that’s shipping all the womenfolk off to the Land of Nod.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2017

"We had grown up having buffaloes in our cattle pen and had watched the womenfolk condense leftover milk over a low flame. What he didn't know was the exact recipe, the spices."

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2017

Oh, womenfolk, as we once burned our bras could we not torch the footwear crucifying us?

From The New Yorker ● May 16, 2016

He had tried to avoid talk of war as much as possible lately; the two younger boys were too eager for it, the womenfolk too ready to cry about it.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt