English English Dictionary

of Wolf

pl. of Wolf.

Wolfish.

An adult female person; a grown-up female person, as distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes, any female person.

The female part of the human race; womankind.

A female attendant or servant.

To act the part of a woman in; -- with indefinite it.

To make effeminate or womanish.

To furnish with, or unite to, a woman.

Alt. of Womanhede

Womanhood.

The state of being a woman; the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman, or of womankind.

Women, collectively; womankind.

Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually in a reproachful sense. See the Note under Effeminate.

To make like a woman; to make effeminate.

The females of the human race; women, collectively.

Without a woman or women.

Like a woman; womanly.

The quality or state of being womanly.

Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior.