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wom·en·folk

(wĭm′ĭn-fōk′) also wom·en·folks (-fōks′)

pl.n.

1. Women considered as a group.

2. The women of a community or family.

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womenfolk

(ˈwɪmɪnˌfəʊk) or

womenfolks

pl n

1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) women collectively

2. (Sociology) a group of women, esp the female members of one's family

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wom•en•folk

(ˈwɪm ɪnˌfoʊk)

also wom′en•folks`,

n.pl.

1. women in general; all women.

2. a particular group of women.

[1825–35]

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womenfolk

also womenfolks
noun

Women in general:

distaff, femininity, muliebrity, womanhood, womankind.

Translations

النِّسْوَه، نِساء الأسْرَه

kvindelige slægtninge

Frau

akkaväkinaisväki

kvenfólk

le donne

kvinner

kadınlar

妇女们

womenfolk

[ˈwɪmɪnfəʊk] NPL → mujeres fpl

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

womenfolk

[ˈwɪmɪnfəʊk] npl → femmes fplwomen's group n → groupe m de femmesWomen's Lib [ˌwɪmɪnˈlɪb] n (old-fashioned) → MLF(= Mouvement de libération de la femme)Women's liberation n (old-fashioned) → libération f de la femmewomen's movement n
the women's movement → le mouvement m des femmeswomen's refuge n → refuge m pour femmes battueswomen's room n (mainly US) → toilettes fpl pour dameswomen's studies npl → études fpl féministes

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

womenfolk

pl → Frauen pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

womenfolk

[ˈwɪmɪnˌfəʊk] npl → donne fpl

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

woman

(ˈwumən) – plural women (ˈwimin) – noun

1. an adult human female. His sisters are both grown women now; (also adjective) a woman doctor; women doctors.

2. a female domestic daily helper. We have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning.

-woman sometimes used instead of -man when the person performing an activity is a woman, as in chairwoman

ˈwomanhood noun

the state of being a woman. She will reach womanhood in a few years' time.

ˈwomankind, womenkind (ˈwimin-) nouns

women generally.

ˈwomanly adjective

(showing qualities) natural or suitable to a woman. a womanly figure; womanly charm.

ˈwomanliness noun

ˈwomenfolk (ˈwimin-) noun plural

female people, especially female relatives.

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When grandmother and I went into the Shimerdas' house, we found the womenfolk alone; Ambrosch and Marek were at the barn.

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Nowadays, well-educated natives are of opinion that when their womenfolk travel - and they visit a good deal - it is better to take them quickly by rail in a properly screened compartment; and that custom is spreading.

That these even sell the more comely of their womenfolk for gain.

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But fain would I shun blood and battle, and fain would I not deal sorrow to womenfolk and wives because good stout yeomen lose their lives.

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"But the doctor will charge twenty dollars," Saxon pursued, "and make me get a nurse because I haven't any womenfolk to come in.

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"To me personally it is of no consequence," the Prince answered, "but your womenfolk feel these things so keenly, and Mr.

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The last letters pitched on deck wrapped round pieces of coal, and the Gloucester men shouted messages to their wives and womenfolk and owners, while the "We're Here" finished the musical ride through the Fleet, her head-sails quivering like a man's hand when he raises it to say good-bye.

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ASTORE -- Gilgit Baltistan government was taking solid measures for empowerment of womenfolk, President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz PML(N) Women Wing of the district chapter Munira Begum said on Monday.

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Chief Lawson also stressed the importance of promotion of the value of womenfolk as important stakeholders to the growth and development of the society.