womenfolk

plural noun wom·en·folk \ ˈwi-mən-ˌfōk \

variants: or less commonly womenfolks play \ˈwi-mən-ˌfōks\

Definition of womenfolk

: women

Recent Examples of womenfolk from the Web

Ms Varshney is far from alone in believing that the 80% of Indians who are Hindu face a concerted, predatory effort to entice their womenfolk away from the faith.

— The Economist, "Fighting the “love jihad”India is working itself into a frenzy about interfaith marriages," 30 Sep. 2017
Once their families are fed, the womenfolk sell the rest of their catch from dawn to dusk from hot, dusty roadside stalls by Highway 57, a major trade route through Mexico.

— phil davison, Washington Post, "Eugenio Polgovsky, award-winning filmmaker who cast austere eye on Mexico, dies at 40," 7 Sep. 2017
This meant that the womenfolk wouldn’t have to rub elbows with stinky and suspicious males, and that diners would henceforth be viable date night locations (Danny and Sandy’s misadventure notwithstanding).

— ryan p. smith, Smithsonian, "The Mystique of the American Diner, from Jack Kerouac to “Twin Peaks”," 31 Aug. 2017

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