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woman children

woman children is the plural of woman child.

Meaning of woman child

Noun

woman child (plural woman children or women children)

  1. (archaic) A young female human; a girl.
    Antonyms:
    boychild, man child
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) An adult female who is childish or immature.
    • The first statute that gave the father a power of appointing, was the 4 and 5 Philip and Mary, c. 8, which provides, under severe penalties, such as fine and imprisonment for years, against taking any maid, or woman child unmarried, being within the age of sixteen years, out of or from the...1809, William Nicholson, “Guardian by statute, or Testamentary Guardian”, in The British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences; […], volume III (E … I), London: Printed by C[harles]...

Questions about woman children

What is woman children the plural of?
Woman children is the plural of woman child.

Words near woman children in the dictionary

  1. woman among women
  2. woman and girl
  3. woman cave
  4. woman caves
  5. woman child
  6. woman children
  7. Woman Crush Wednesday
  8. Woman Crush Wednesdays
  9. woman enough
  10. woman fashion
  11. woman hater

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