"womanchild" meaning in All languages combined

See womanchild on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: womanchildren [plural], womenchildren [plural]
Etymology: From woman + child. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|woman|child}} woman + child Head templates: {{en-noun|womanchildren|womenchildren}} womanchild (plural womanchildren or womenchildren)
  1. An immature woman.
    Sense id: en-womanchild-en-noun-jNpSV~3U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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