wench
[ wench ]
/ wɛntʃ /
noun
a country lass or working girl: The milkmaid was a healthy wench.
Usually Facetious.
a girl or young woman.
Archaic.
a strumpet.
verb (used without object)
to associate, especially habitually, with promiscuous women.
Origin of wench
1250–1300; Middle English, back formation from
wenchel, Old English
wencel child, akin to
wancol tottering, said of a child learning to walk; akin to German
wankeln to totter
OTHER WORDS FROM wench
wench·er, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wench
wench winchWords nearby wench
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wen-yen,
wena,
wenatchee,
wenceslaus,
wench,
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wenckebach period,
wend,
wend one's way,
wendell
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British Dictionary definitions for wench
wench
/ (wɛntʃ) /
noun
a girl or young woman, esp a buxom or lively one: now used facetiously
archaic
a female servant
archaic
a prostitute
verb (intr)
archaic
to frequent the company of prostitutes
Derived forms of wench
wencher, nounWord Origin for wench
Old English
wencel child, from
wancol weak; related to Old High German
wanchal, wankōn