women
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- See woman
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English wimmen, from Old English wīfmenn (“women”), from wīf (“female”) + menn (“men, persons, human beings”), equivalent to wife + men. Spelling (with o) influenced by the singular; see woman for more.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation, US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈwɪmɪn/, /ˈwɪmən/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈwʊmɘn/, /ˈwɘmɘn/
- Rhymes: -ʊmən
- Hyphenation: wom‧en
- Homophone: woman (some dialects, common in New Zealand and South Africa)
NounEdit
women
- plural of woman
- Three women went for a walk.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:women.
Related termsEdit
NounEdit
women
- Misspelling of woman.
AnagramsEdit
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
women pl
- Alternative form of wommen