wombyn

English

Etymology

Blend of womb +‎ womyn

Noun

wombyn (plural wombyn)

1. (very rare, feminism) A woman.
   • 1983, Lynda Ross Ford, Bleeding, page 147:

     Form "My journey as a wombyn child emerging from a wombyn, my mother, and my own growth thru all the passages and consecutive emergences to the present is both similar to the experiences of generations of wombyn gone before me and uniquely my own.

   • 2014, Diata, Wombanystic Thoughts, →ISBN, page 108:

     I come from a generation of wombyn that struggled and strived alone.

   • 2016, Zsuzsi Hussla, Unraveling Her, →ISBN:

     These spritely guides are merely an inspiration for you to begin or deepen your journey depending on where you are in your development. I invite you to take time to see what your personal guidance says about your wombyn's rhythms.

Usage notes

This form is sometimes used to make the distinction between a cisgender woman and either a transgender woman or a transgender man.

See also

• womon
• womyn