womenkind
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of womenkind
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English wommen kynde; see women, kind 2
Example Sentences
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"One small step for women, one giant leap for womenkind."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2017
The “women” Greer addresses are not the majority of womenkind – she concedes that she does not “know” poor people – but people like herself, university graduates, the comparatively privileged members of the western democracies.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 25, 2016
But if he is seriously contemplating matrimony he will be anxious to introduce his chosen one to his womenkind.
From The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements by G. R. M. Devereux
For the most part, their own daughters are the last among womenkind to whom men turn, to reap something of the freshness and fairness of the younger generation they have sown and laboured for.
From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Arabella Kenealy
And your first duty is to look after your womenkind, and save them in every way you can.
From A Humble Enterprise by Ada Cambridge
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