wifkin

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wif-kin

Etymology

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

Noun

wifkin (uncountable)

1. The female sex in general; womankind.

Synonyms

• wommankin
• wommankynde

References

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