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womenfolk

or wom·en·folks

[ wim-in-fohk ]
/ ˈwɪm ɪnˌfoʊk /
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noun (used with a plural verb)
women in general; all women.
a particular group of women.
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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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Words related to womenfolk

delicacy, distaff, docility, effeminateness, feminineness, gentleness, kindness, softness, womanhood, womankind, womanliness, womenfolks, gentle sex, women, femineity

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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
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