Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

womanhead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wom-an-head
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of womanhood.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Vnder that Porch a comely dame did rest, / Clad in faire weedes, but fowle disordered, / And garments loose, that seemd vnmeet for womanhed."

Etymology

From Middle English wommanhede. By surface analysis, woman + -head.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wommanhede

Usage

Questions

What does womanhead mean?: Obsolete form of womanhood.
Where does womanhead come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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