"monkette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: monkettes [plural]
Etymology: monk + -ette Etymology templates: {{affix|en|monk|-ette|id2=female}} monk + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} monkette (plural monkettes)
  1. (colloquial) A female monk. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Monasticism Synonyms: monkess
    Sense id: en-monkette-en-noun-uWpUbh9V Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup

Inflected forms

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