EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- see the list at the lemma entry, woman
EtymologyEdit
From Old English wīfmenn, from wīf + menn.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɪmɪn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɪmɪn/, /ˈwɪmən/
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Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪmɪn
- Hyphenation: wom‧en
- (New Zealand), (South Africa) Homophone: woman (some dialects)
NounEdit
women pl
- plural form of woman
- Three women went for a walk.
QuotationsEdit
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.