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

Once the house was spick and span, caring womenfolk would also ensure their husbands were comfortable and well-supplied with smoking paraphernalia and slippers.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2018

There is something of the medieval battle convention to this; when a knight is vanquished, all his womenfolk just have to spontaneously join a nunnery, or become vowesses.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 27, 2017

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

“You don’t think we womenfolk can handle ourselves? You guys go—we’ll be perfectly fine. Won’t we, Deedee?”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner