Standard Lemma guide

womenfolk

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Women collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The adult female members of a community.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Compound of women + folk.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: kvindfolk — women collectively
  • Esperanto: virinaro — women collectively
  • Finnish: naisväki — women collectively
  • German: Frauensleute — women collectively
  • German: Weibervolk — women collectively
  • German: Weibsleute — women collectively
  • Hungarian: asszonynép — women collectively
  • Irish: bantracht — women collectively
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kvinnfolk — women collectively
  • Norwegian Bokmål: på spinnesiden — women collectively
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvinnfolk — women collectively
  • Polish: kobiety — women collectively
  • Portuguese: mulherio — women collectively
  • Portuguese: mulherada — women collectively
  • Spanish: mujerío — women collectively
  • Tagalog: kababaihan — women collectively
  • Finnish: naisväki — adult female members of a community
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kvinnfolk — adult female members of a community
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvinnfolk — adult female members of a community
  • Polish: kobiety — adult female members of a community