women

See also: wǒmen, wǒmén, and -women

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EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• see the list in the lemma, woman

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English wimmen, from Old English wīfmenn (“women”), from wīf (“female”) + menn (“men, persons, human beings”), equivalent to wife +‎ men.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪmɪn/

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

NounEdit

women

1. plural form of woman

   Three women went for a walk.

   • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:women.

Related termsEdit

• women's lib
• womenfolk

AnagramsEdit

• Mowen, menow

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Middle EnglishEdit

NounEdit

women pl

1. Alternative form of wommen

ReferencesEdit

• “womman (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-06.