womenfolk C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈwɪm.ɪnˌfoʊk/ UK /ˈwɪm.ɪn.fəʊk/ See IPA manual Freq #41738 Meanings 1 noun Women collectively Like a gentleman of the East, he would sit still and smoke his philosophic pipe while the womenfolk did the dirty work. Thesaurus Synonyms ladyfolk Etymology Compound of women + folk. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # womenfolk **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈwɪm.ɪnˌfoʊk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwɪm.ɪn.fəʊk/ **Frequency rank:** 41738 ## Meanings 1. Women collectively ## Examples - Like a gentleman of the East, he would sit still and smoke his philosophic pipe while the womenfolk did the dirty work. ## Synonyms - ladyfolk ## Etymology Compound of women + folk. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown