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women¹

  • /ˈwɪmɪn/ Canada, US, UK
  • /ˈwɪmən/ Canada, US, UK
  • /ˈwʊmən/ New Zealand
  • /ˈwəmən/ New Zealand
  • /ʋɪmen/ India
  • /ʋɪmɛːn/ India

Sounds like woman (some dialects, common in New Zealand and South Africa) · Rhymes with -ɪmɪn, -ʊmən, -ɛn

Where it comes from

From Middle English wimmen, from Old English wīfmenn (“women”), from wīf (“female”) + menn (“men, persons, human beings”), equivalent to wife + men. Spelling (with o) influenced by the singular; see woman for more.

noun

  1. plural plural of woman Three women went for a walk.

noun

  1. misspelling Misspelling of woman

Women²

proper noun

  1. The fourth sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

noun

  1. abbreviation, clipping, uncountable Clipping of women's team, used in club names, as in [Club Name] Women. Arsenal Women and Chelsea Women are the biggest women's football teams in England.

    Similar: Ladies

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: female, females, femmes, mujeres, wives, gals, girls, dames, damsels, ladies, mothers, sisters, wenches, heroines, maidens, lasses

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name 4th sura of the Qur'an

العربيةسورة النساء

noun women's team

EspañolFemenino, Femenil
日本語レディース
PortuguêsFeminino
FrançaisFéminin, Féminines
DeutschFrauen
ItalianoWomen, Femminile

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@misc{women_2026,
  title = {women},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/women},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}