womenfolk
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
womenfolk pl (plural only)
- Women collectively.
- The adult female members of a community.
- 1962, James Baldwin, Another Country, New York, N. Y.: The Dial Press, published 1963 January, page 25:
- “Ain’t she a splendid specimen of Southern womanhood?” Rufus asked. “Down yonder, they teach their womenfolks to serve.”
Synonyms edit
- ladyfolk (uncommon, chiefly dialectal and humorous)
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Translations edit
women collectively
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