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wom·an·kind

(wo͝om′ən-kīnd′)
n.
Women considered as a group.
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womankind

(ˈwʊmənˌkaɪnd)
n
(Anthropology & Ethnology) the female members of the human race; women collectively
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wom•an•kind

(ˈwʊm ənˌkaɪnd)

n.
women as distinguished from men.
[1325–75]
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Noun 1. womankind - women as distinguished from men
people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
fair sex, womanhood, woman - women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on the veranda"
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womankind

noun women, womenfolk, the female sex, womenkind Childbearing is womankind's chief role in life.
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womankind

noun
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Translations
kvindekønnetkvinderne
kvenkyniî, konur yfirleitt
ženy
kadın milletikadınlar

womankind

[ˈwʊmənˈkaɪnd] N → mujeres fpl, sexo m femenino
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womankind

[ˌwʊmənˈkaɪnd] n → la femme
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womankind

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womankind

[ˈwʊmənˌkaɪnd] n (frm) → le donne
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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. vrou إمرأه жена mulher žena; ženský die Frau, weiblich, Frauen... kvinde; kvindelig; kvinde- γυναίκα mujer naine زن nainen femme(-) אישה औरत žena nő; asszony; ... nő wanita kona donna 女 여자 moteris sieviete wanita; perempuan vrouw; vrouwelijk kvinne; kvinnelig kobieta ښځه، ښځينه جنس، ښځنوكى: ښځيتوب، خدمتګاره mulher (de) femeie женщина žena; ženský ženska žena kvinna ผู้หญิง kadın 成年女子 жінка عورت người đàn bà đã có chồng 成年女子,妇女
2. a female domestic daily helper. We have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning. vrou مُساعِدَه чистачка diarista / faxineira posluhovačka die Putzfrau kvindelig hushjælp οικιακή βοηθός mujer que hace la limpieza koduabiline کلفت kotiavustaja femme de ménage עוֹזֶרֶת בַּיִת काम वाली domaćica, kućna pomoćnica bejárónő pembantu rumah tangga húshjálp, vinnukona donna; cameriera お手伝いさん 하녀, 가정부 namų šeimininkė kalpone; izpalīdze wanita hulp hushjelp pomoc domowa خدمتګاره mulher mena­jeră; femeie de serviciu приходящая домработница posluhovačka pomočnica, postrežnica žena städerska, städtant แม่บ้าน günlük temizlikçi kadın 女佣人 служниця کام کرنے والی bà hầu cận 女佣
-woman sometimes used instead of -man when the person performing an activity is a woman, as in chairwoman
vrou تُسْتَعْمَل بدلا من كَلِمَة رجُل عندما يكون مُنَفِّذ العَمَل إمرأه -ша p.ex. mulher policial -ka, -yně die...-frau -kvinde κυρία mujer nais- رئیسه -nainen femme -אִישָה जब किसी पद पर कोई महिला हो तो पदनाम में उपयोग किया जाता है oznaka za ženu na nekoj funkciji -nő, -assszony wanita -kona donna 女性- 여자- priekšsēdētāja wanita -vrouw, -ster -kvinne ښځه p.ex. mulher-polícia femeie... женщина- -ka, -yňa ženska -žena kvinna, el. utan motsv. i sv.: ordförande บางครั้งสามารถใช้แทนคําผู้ชายได้ hanım/kadın ... 女... жінка عورت ذات phụ nữ 女...
ˈwomanhood noun
the state of being a woman. She will reach womanhood in a few years' time. vrouwees أنوثَه، نَسَوِيَّه женственост condição feminina ženství Stellung der erwachsenen Frau det at være kvinde γυναικεία ωριμότητα condición de mujer naiseiga زنانگی naiseus féminité נשיות नारीत्व zrelost žene asszonnyá érés kedewasaan wanita kvendómur, það að vera kona (l'essere donna) 女であること 여자다운 성격 moters brandos amžius, moteriškumas pieaugušas sievietes stāvoklis; sievietība menjadi wanita dewasa vrouwelijke staat det å være voksen kvinne wiek dojrzały (u kobiety), kobiecość ښځيتوب، ښځينه صفات: ښځې condição feminina feminitate женская зрелость ženstvo, ženskosť ženskost ženstvenost kvinnlighet, vuxen ålder ความเป็นผู้หญิง; สภาวะของการเป็นผู้หญิง kadınlık 女性成年期,女性特質 жіноча зрілість نسوانیت nữ tính 女子的成年期,女性特质
ˈwomankind, womenkind (ˈwimin-) nouns
women generally. vroue النِّساء، الجِنْس اللطيف жените sexo feminino ženy die Frauen (pl.) kvinderne; kvindekønnet οι γυναίκες las mujeres naissugu جنس زن؛ بانوان naiset les femmes הנשים नारीजाति ženstvenost a nők kaum wanita kvenkynið, konur yfirleitt le donne 女性 여자들, 여성 moterys sievietes kaum wanita het vrouwelijke geslacht kvinnekjønnet; spinnesida ród niewieści ښځې sexo feminino femeile женская половина ženy ženske žene kvinnor[na], kvinnosläktet ผู้หญิงโดยทั่วไป; เพศหญิง kadınlar, kadın milleti 一般婦女 жінки, жіноцтво فرقہ نسواں nữ giới 妇女们,女子们
ˈwomanly adjective
(showing qualities) natural or suitable to a woman. a womanly figure; womanly charm. vroulik نِسَوي، أنثوي، مُتَعَلِّق بالمَرأه женски feminino / efeminado ženský weiblich kvindelig γυναικείος femenino naiselik زنانه naisellinen féminin נשי नारी-सुलभ ženstven női(es) kewanitaan kven-, kvenlegur femminile 女らしい 여자답게 moteriškas sievišķīgs sifat kewanitaan vrouwelijk kvinnelig kobiecy ښځينه، ښځينه صفات لرونكى feminino feminin женственный ženský ženski ženstvena kvinnlig ซึ่งมีคุณสมบัติที่ดีของผู้หญิง kadına yaraşır, kadınca 具有或展現女性特質的 жіночний, ніжний عورتوں کے صفات رکھنے والی như đàn bà 女子气质的
ˈwomanliness noun
vroulikheid نِسَوِيَّه، أنثويَّه женственост feminilidade ženskost die Weiblichkeit kvindelighed θηλυκότητα feminidad naiselikkus زن مانند ی naisellisuus féminité נשיות नारी-सुलभता ženstvenost nőiesség sifat kewanitaan kvenleiki femminilità 女らしさ 여자다움 moteriškumas sievišķīgums tiada sifat kewanitaan vrouwelijkheid kvinnelighet kobiecość ښځينه صفات لرونكى feminilidade feminitate женственность ženskosť ženskost ženstvenost kvinnlighet ความเป็นหญิง; การมีคุณสมบัติที่ดีของผู้หญิง kadınsı davranış 具有或展現女性氣質 жіночість نسوانیت tình cảm đàn bà 女性气质
ˈwomenfolk (ˈwimin-) noun plural
female people, especially female relatives. vrouens النِّسْوَه، نِساء الأسْرَه жени femininas ženy die Frauen (pl.) kvindelige slægtninge οι γυναίκες της οικογένειας (πληθ.) mujeres naispere زنان؛ جماعت زتان naisväki les femmes נָשִים महिलाएं žene nők kerabat wanita, kaum wanita kvenfólk le donne 女性達 여성, 부인 moterys, moteriškoji pusė sievietes; radinieces; ģimenes sievietes kaum wanita vrouwen kvinnfolk, kvinner kobiety ښځې mulheres femeile женская часть семьи ženy ženstvo, sorodnice ženski rođaci kvinnfolk, kvinnor ผู้หญิงทั่วไป; กลุ่มผู้หญิง kadınlar 婦女們(尤指女眷) жінки, жіноцтво مستورات giới nữ 妇女们(尤指女眷)
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No enemy has set foot upon your soil, no Englishman has seen his womankind dishonoured or his home crumble into ashes.
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She surpassed the tribe of womankind in beauty and in height; and in wisdom none vied with her of those whom mortal women bare of union with mortal men.
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But he may please to consider, that the caprices of womankind are not limited by any climate or nation, and that they are much more uniform, than can be easily imagined.
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But the circumstance was sufficient to lead him to select Tess in preference to the other pretty milkmaids when he wished to contemplate contiguous womankind.
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Scattered upon the flimsy dresser scarf were half a dozen hairpins--those discreet, indistinguishable friends of womankind, feminine of gender, infinite of mood and uncommunicative of tense.
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Thus when Dolly began to get a little better, and passed into that stage in which matrons hold that remonstrance and argument may be successfully applied, her mother represented to her, with tears in her eyes, that if she had been flurried and worried that day, she must remember it was the common lot of humanity, and in especial of womankind, who through the whole of their existence must expect no less, and were bound to make up their minds to meek endurance and patient resignation.
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She was his only representative of womankind. He took unfailing note of every charm that appertained to her sex, and saw the ripeness of her lips, and the virginal development of her bosom.
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"By this sword which Queen Eleanor gave me!" he said impetuously; "and which was devoted to the service of all womankind, I take oath that Prince John and all his armies shall not harm you!"
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"Never more--from that sweet moment-- Gazed he on womankind; He was dumb to love and wooing And to all their graces blind.
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In short, it was plain that a vicar might be adored by his womankind as the king of men and preachers, and yet be held by them to stand in much need of their direction.
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Now I believe that to Prince Maiyo Japan stands far above the whole world of womankind. I believe that for her sake he would go to very great lengths indeed."
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And at the dinner, where, with their womankind, were half a dozen of those that sat in high places, and where Martin found himself quite the lion, Judge Blount, warmly seconded by Judge Hanwell, urged privately that Martin should permit his name to be put up for the Styx - the ultra-select club to which belonged, not the mere men of wealth, but the men of attainment.
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