wommankin

Middle English

Alternative forms

• womman-kin, wommenkyn, wimmannkinn, wifmannkinn

Etymology

From womman +‎ kin.

Noun

wommankin (uncountable)

1. The female sex in general; womankind.
2. The side of one's extended family connected by one's mother.

Synonyms

• wommankynde
• wifkin

Related terms

• womman
• wommanhede
• wommankynde
• wommanles
• wommanly
• wommanyssh

 

References

• “wǒmman-kin (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 April 2018.