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- Dictionarywench/wɛn(t)ʃ/
noun
- 1. a girl or young woman: archaic, humorous "in the new film about Columbus, she plays the token buxom wench"
- 2. a prostitute. archaic
verb
- 1. (of a man) habitually associate with prostitutes. archaic
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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.
Contents. WENCH definition: 1. a young woman 2. a young woman. Learn more.
Wench definition: a country lass or working girl. See examples of WENCH used in a sentence.
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.
A wench was a girl or young woman in the past who worked as a servant or served people food or drink.
1. a girl or young woman, esp a buxom or lively one: now used facetiously. 2. archaic a female servant. 3. archaic a prostitute. vb ( intr) archaic to frequent the company of prostitutes. [Old English wencel child, from wancol weak; related to Old High German wanchal, wankōn] ˈwencher n.
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 .
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.
Definition of wench noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
wench meaning, definition, what is wench: a girl or young woman, especially a serv...: Learn more.