wifkin

Middle English

Alternative forms

wif-kin

Etymology

From Old English wīfcynn, from wīf (“wife”) and cynn (“kin”).

Noun

wifkin (uncountable)

The female sex in general; womankind.

Synonyms

References

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

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