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womanfolk

womanfolk is the alternative form of womenfolk.

Meaning of womenfolk

Noun

womenfolk pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Women collectively.
  2. (plural, plural-only) The adult female members of a community.
    • “Ain’t she a splendid specimen of Southern womanhood?” Rufus asked. “Down yonder, they teach their womenfolks to serve.”1962, James Baldwin, Another Country, New York, N. Y.: The Dial Press, published January 1963, page 25

Questions about womanfolk

What is womanfolk the alternative form of?
Womanfolk is the alternative form of womenfolk.

Words near womanfolk in the dictionary

  1. womaned
  2. womaned up
  3. womanese
  4. womanface
  5. womanflesh
  6. womanfolk
  7. womanfriend
  8. womanfriends
  9. womanful
  10. womanfully
  11. womanhandle

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