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womenfolk [ˈwɪmɪnˌfəʊk] sometimes US, womenfolks pl n
1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) women collectively 2. (Sociology) a group of women, esp the female members of one's family Translations womenfolk [ˈwɪmɪnfəʊk] npl → femmes fpl women's group n → groupe m de femmes Women's Lib [ˌwɪmɪnˈlɪb] n (old-fashioned) → MLF(= Mouvement de libération de la femme) Women's liberation n (old-fashioned) → libération f de la femme women's movement n the women's movement → le mouvement m des femmes women's refuge n → refuge m pour femmes battues women's room n (mainly US) → toilettes fpl pour dames women's studies npl → études fpl féministes womenfolk pl → Frauen pl How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. 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. 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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