womenfolk
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈwɪmɪnfoʊk/
- Archaic
:
mujeres
- The community gathered to celebrate the achievements of their womenfolk.
- News from the womenfolk
Examples
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Their womenfolk cry out as they realize what has happened to their mates.
Fiction book (1996) -
Oh, I so wanted to go with 'em, but somebody's gotta stay here and look after the womenfolk.
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You can start by not trying to put us womenfolk in our place.
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Perhaps some of the womenfolk will volunteer,
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A group of warriors, followed by their womenfolk and children, is coming round the mountain path.
Fiction book (1996) -
Got to keep the people's spirits up... especially the womenfolk.
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I always hoped the circus would be handed down through the womenfolk.
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Seems like the cautions and the work are always laid on the womenfolk.
Blog text (13) -
Think of the womenfolk.
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The oldest, a spry octogenarian, is being teased by the womenfolk: "He's got a girlfriend up the road."
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Womenfolk comes from the simple parts women and folk, where folk means 'people' or 'family'. So, womenfolk is a way to talk about the women of a family, group, or community as one unit.