wench
To frequent prostitutesTo frequent prostitutes; to whore; also, to womanize.
» One of the most forward of these wenches gave him a kiss, which elated Daphnis, but tormented poor Chloe.
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2 senses(archaic, humorous, intransitive)To frequent prostitutes; to whore; also, to womanize.
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frequent prostitutes
(archaic, intransitive)To act as a wench.
Examples
1 sentencesOne of the most forward of these wenches gave him a kiss, which elated Daphnis, but tormented poor Chloe.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
The noun is derived from Middle English wench, wenche (“female baby; girl (especially unmaThe noun is derived from Middle English wench, wenche (“female baby; girl (especially unmarried); maiden, young woman; bondwoman; serving maid; beloved, sweetheart; concubine, mistress; harlot, prostitute”) [and other forms], a shortened form of Middle English wenchel (“girl; maiden; child”), from Old English wenċel, winċel (“child; servant; slave”), from Proto-Germanic *wankilą, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną (“to sway; waver”). The English word is cognate with Old High German wenken (“to waver; to give way, yield”), wankōn (“to totter”).
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Forms
wenches, wenching, wenched, wenchedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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