wench

English

Etymology

Middle English wenche, short for wenchel child, from Old English wencel; akin to Old High German wankōn (“to totter”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛntʃ

Noun

wench (plural wenches)

1. (archaic) A young woman, especially a servant.
2. (archaic) A promiscuous woman.

Translations

a girl or young woman

Breton: merc'h f. Catalan: mossa f. Dutch: meid f. French: jeune fille f., fille f. German: Magd f. Irish: cailín m. Italian: ragazza

Norwegian: jente (no) f., tøs (no) m. and f. Portuguese: moça f. Russian: девка (ru) f., девица (ru) f. Scottish Gaelic: caile f. Spanish: moza f. Swedish: jänta (sv) f., piga (sv) c. Welsh: merch f.

a promiscuous woman

Norwegian: ludder (no) n. Russian: девка (ru) f., проститутка (ru) f.

Swedish: slyna (sv) c., slampa (sv) c.

Verb

wench (third-person singular simple present wenches, present participle wenching, simple past and past participle wenched)

1. (intransitive) To frequent prostitutes; to womanize.

Translations

To frequent prostitutes, to womanize

German: huren (de) Russian: таскаться (ru) по (ru) бабам (ru) f.