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
Do you know, George, I really believe there is a secret society of tradesmen, a kind of priesthood, who get hold of our womenkind and muddle them up with all these fancies.
From Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
He eagerly observed the womenkind he passed, and Easter week, with its solemn festival, ran in hymn and prayer toward Easter Day.
From Fairfax and His Pride by Vorst, Marie Van
But then he remembered his womenkind; and after all, why endanger these faithful men?
From The Story of Francis Cludde by Weyman, Stanley John
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