WENCHES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Wench

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English: abbreviation of obsolete wenchel ‘child, servant, prostitute’; perhaps related to Old English wancol ‘unsteady, inconstant’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: wɛn(t)ʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a girl or young woman

Short Definition:

girl or young woman

Examples:
  • in the new film about Columbus, she plays the token buxom wench
Definition:

a prostitute.

Short Definition:

prostitute

Word: Wench

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: wɛn(t)ʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(of a man) habitually associate with prostitutes.

Short Definition:

habitually associate with prostitutes

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