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womenfolk

noun plural wom·en·folk \ˈwi-mən-ˌfōk\

: the women of a family or community

Full Definition of WOMENFOLK

:  women

Variants of WOMENFOLK

wom·en·folk also wom·en·folks \-ˌfōks\
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First Known Use of WOMENFOLK

1729

Rhymes with WOMENFOLK

artichoke, at a stroke, Bolingbroke, chestnut oak, equivoque, fisherfolk, gentlefolk, go for broke, herrenvolk, hub-and-spoke, masterstroke, ministroke, monocoque, mourning cloak, okeydoke, poison oak, Roanoke, thunderstroke, turkey oak, water oak
WOMENFOLK Defined for Kids

womenfolk

noun plural wom·en·folk \ˈwi-mən-ˌfōk\

Definition of WOMENFOLK for Kids

:  women especially of one family or group

Variants of WOMENFOLK

wom·en·folk or wom·en·folks \-ˌfōks\

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