Meanings
nounwomenfolk pl (plural only)
often pejorative · often diminishing · alternative womenfolks
- pluralplural onlyWomen collectively.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Danish kvindfolk
- kvindfolkwomen collectively
Esperanto virinaro
- virinarowomen collectively
Finnish naisväki, naisväki
- naisväkiwomen collectively
- naisväkiadult female members of a community
German Frauensleute, Weibervolk
- Frauensleutewomen collectively
- Weibervolkwomen collectively
- Weibsleutewomen collectively
Hungarian asszonynép
- asszonynépwomen collectively
Irish bantracht
- bantrachtwomen collectively
Norwegian Bokmål kvinnfolk, på spinnesiden
- kvinnfolkwomen collectively
- på spinnesidenwomen collectively
- kvinnfolkadult female members of a community
Polish kobiety, kobiety
- kobietywomen collectively
- kobietyadult female members of a community
Portuguese mulherio, mulherada
- mulheriowomen collectively
- mulheradawomen collectively
Spanish mujerío
- mujeríowomen collectively
Tagalog kababaihan
- kababaihanwomen collectively
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“womenfolk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/womenfolk. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “womenfolk,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/womenfolk.
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