Meanings
- uncountableWomen, taken collectively.
The infinite simplicity and silliness of mankind and womankind at large were too well known to the Serjeant to cause him dismay, let them be shown in ever so egregious a fashion.
1871 (date written), Anthony Trollope, “It isn’t Law”, in Lady Anna. […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1874, →OCLC, page 111Synonyms: petticoats, skirts, monstrous regiment, womanhood
Synonyms & antonyms
nounWomen, taken collectively.
Origin
- Middle Englishwommankynde
- Englishwomankind
From Middle English wommankynde. By surface analysis, woman + -kind.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian жените
- жените (ženite)woman, taken collectively
Esperanto virinaro
- virinarowoman, taken collectively
Estonian naissugu
- naissuguwoman, taken collectively
Finnish naissuku, akkaväki
- naissukuwoman, taken collectively
- akkaväkiwoman, taken collectively
- hameväkiwoman, taken collectively
- naisväkiwoman, taken collectively
- vaimoväkiwoman, taken collectively
French femmes
- femmeswoman, taken collectively
German weibliches Geschlecht, Frauenwelt
- weibliches Geschlechtwoman, taken collectively
- Frauenweltwoman, taken collectively
- Weiberleutwoman, taken collectively
Irish bantracht
- bantrachtwoman, taken collectively
Polish kobiety
- kobietywoman, taken collectively
Swedish kvinnosläkt
- kvinnosläktwoman, taken collectively
Ukrainian жіно́цтво
- жіно́цтво (žinóctvo)woman, taken collectively
Cite this entry
womankind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/womankind
“womankind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/womankind. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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