womankind

American  

[woom-uhn-kahynd] / ˈwʊm ənˌkaɪnd /

noun

1. women, as distinguished from men; the female gender.

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womankind British  

/ ˈwʊmənˌkaɪnd /

noun

1. the female members of the human race; women collectively

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Etymology

Origin of womankind

A Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; woman, kind ²

Example Sentences

Taken together, the slipcased set zooms in on the past quarter century of American womankind, rendered in 250 images of dancers, actors, astronauts, artists, politicians, farmers, writers, CEOs, philanthropists, soldiers, musicians, athletes, socialites and scientists.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

As such, few commoners saw Monday’s highly publicized private jaunt to the boundary between Earth and space as some giant leap for all womankind.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2025

With this story, Jackson does the important work of reclaiming the word witch, stripping it of its oppressive power and redefining it for womankind.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

JB: So in other words, let’s not call this a giant leap for womankind just yet.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2019

A bad name she gave to womankind, even the best.”

From "The Odyssey" by Homer