distaff side
distaff side · distaff sides
The female or maternal branch of a familyThe female or maternal branch of a family.
Meaning
1 sensesThe female or maternal branch of a family.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: distaff sides| Singular | distaff side |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsfemale side:spear side
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.