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

But the womenfolk in town were way ahead of them.

From Salon

We’d celebrated the holiday in the manly way: dad in his jacket and tie and me in an itchy sweater, accompanying the womenfolk to church.

From Washington Post

I’m fairly certain womenfolk everywhere saw themselves in that statement and felt something deep inside their souls.

From Washington Post

Her contralto voice landed her a spot as the only Black member of the Womenfolk, a quintet whose cover of the suburban satire “Little Boxes” spent three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964.

From New York Times

She joined the Womenfolk, which broke up after five albums and three appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

From New York Times