women

See also wǒmen

English

Etymology

From Old English wīfmenn, from wīf + menn.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈwɪmɪn/
• (US) IPA: /ˈwɪmɪn/, /ˈwɪmən/

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• Rhymes: -ɪmɪn
• Hyphenation: wom‧en
• (New Zealand), (South Africa) Homophone: woman (some dialects)

Noun

women pl

1. Plural form of woman.

   Three women went for a walk.

Quotations

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Synonyms

• females
• ladies

Antonyms

• men

Related terms

• womenhood
• women's lib
• womenfolk

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: speak · land · why · #357: women · cried · general · king