women

wom·en
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Canada, US, UK/ˈwɪmɪn/Canada, US, UK/ˈwɪmən/New Zealand/ˈwʊmən/New Zealand/ˈwəmən/

proper noun

The fourth sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

“Three women went for a walk.”

Similar
Ladies
OriginMiddle English wimmen ← Old English wīfmenn →
Very commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

women1

noun
  1. pluralplural of woman

    Three women went for a walk.

    2 more examples

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:women.

    Since the outbreak of war women have been recruited for many grades of railway work. The number of women clerks has been increased greatly, and women are performing invaluable work as porters, motor drivers, carriage cleaners, and telephone operators, as well as in a variety of other capacities.

    1942 July-August, T. F. Cameron, “How the Staff of a Railway is Recruited”, in Railway Magazine, page 207
noun
  1. misspellingMisspelling of woman.

Women2

proper noun
  1. The fourth sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
nounWomen (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationclippinguncountablehobbiesClipping of women's team, used in club names, as in [Club Name] Women.

    Arsenal Women and Chelsea Women are the biggest women's football teams in England.

    Synonyms: Ladies

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gaggleladies

Origin

  1. Old Englishwīfmenn“women”
  2. Middle Englishwimmen
  3. Englishwomen

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.

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Translations

Arabic سورة النساء
  • سورة النساء4th sura of the Qur'an
Catalan Femení
  • Femeníwomen's team
Dutch Vrouwen
  • Vrouwenwomen's team
French Féminin, Féminines
  • Fémininwomen's team
  • Féminineswomen's team
German Frauen
  • Frauenwomen's team
Italian Women, Femminile
  • Womenwomen's team
  • Femminilewomen's team
Japanese レディース
  • レディースwomen's team
Norwegian Kvinner, Damer
  • Kvinnerwomen's team
  • Damerwomen's team
Portuguese Feminino
  • Femininowomen's team
Spanish Femenino, Femenil
  • Femeninowomen's team
  • Femenilwomen's team
Swedish Kvinnor, Dam
  • Kvinnor4th sura of the Qur'an
  • Damwomen's team
  • Damerwomen's team
  • Kvinnorwomen's team
Tagalog Kababaihan
  • Kababaihan4th sura of the Qur'an

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with women

whenbeenthannthenevenmenagainenwomanuntenbenkenpendengenPennglenynGlennzenyensen
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Sounds the same

woman (some dialects, common in New Zealand and South Africa)woman (some dialects, common in New Zealand and South Africa)

Anagrams

Mowen
Cite this entry
APA

women. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/women

MLA

“women.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/women. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “women,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/women.

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