women

See also: wǒmen, wǒmén, and -women

English

Alternative forms
  • see the list in the lemma, woman

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪmɪn/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪmɪn
  • Hyphenation: wom‧en
  • (General New Zealand, General South African) Homophone: woman (some dialects)

Noun

women

  1. plural of woman
    Three women went for a walk.
    • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:women.

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

women pl

  1. Alternative form of wommen

References
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