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1. old-fashioned : a young woman or girl. "… why not ask the wench's hand from her father, if thou hadst any honesty in thy love for her?" Sir Walter Scott. 2. a. old-fashioned : a female servant. a tavern wench. b. archaic : a girl or woman of a socially low class.
Wench comes from Middle English, and was a common word for girl, child, or servant. Over time it came to mean mainly serving girls, as in a bar wench, who serves drinks at a tavern. Eventually it came to mean prostitute.
Wench definition: a country lass or working girl. See examples of WENCH used in a sentence.
Contents. WENCH definition: 1. a young woman 2. a young woman. Learn more.
A wench was a girl or young woman in the past who worked as a servant or served people food or drink.
Definition of wench noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 12, 2024 · wench (plural wenches) ( archaic, now dialectal or humorous, possibly offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one. Jane played the role of a wench in an Elizabethan comedy. (specifically) A girl or young woman of a lower class .
The earliest known use of the noun wench is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for wench is from around 1290, in South English Legendary, St. Kath. wench is formed within English, by clipping or shortening.
Wench definition: a country lass or working girl. See examples of WENCH used in a sentence.
noun. wenches. A girl or young woman. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A country girl. Webster's New World. A female servant. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A sexually loose and immoral woman. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: bird. chick. skirt. doll. dame. woman. whore. wanton. tramp. strumpet. servant.
