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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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The meaning of WENCH is a young woman or girl. How to use wench in a sentence. a young woman or girl; a female servant; a girl or woman of a socially low class…
(Definition of wench from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of wench? Translations of wench. in Chinese (Traditional) 年輕女子, 姑娘, 少婦… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 年轻女子, 姑娘, 少妇… See more. in Spanish. chica… See more. Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation!
Wench definition: a country lass or working girl. See examples of WENCH used in a sentence.
A wench was a girl or young woman in the past who worked as a servant or served people food or drink.
Wench used to mean young girl, so if you find someone describing a lovely wench in Shakespeare, it means a lovely girl. Wench comes from Middle English, and was a common word for girl, child, or servant.
5 Jul 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 .
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.
