WENCH
What does "WENCH" mean?
An archaic word for a young woman or a female servant.
Meanings
- A young woman or girl, especially of common rank. The innkeeper called for a wench to clear the table. archaic
- A female servant or maid. A kitchen wench scrubbed the great copper pots. archaic
- To consort with women of low repute. He spent his inheritance drinking and wenching. archaic
Did you know?
- 'Wench' started life as 'wenchel,' a Middle English word for any child, boy or girl - it only later narrowed to mean a young woman.
Word origin
A shortening of Middle English 'wenchel', meaning a child of either sex, from Old English 'wencel' (infant, weak one); over time it narrowed to mean a young woman.
Remember it
WENCH rhymes with BENCH - picture a young serving-girl resting on a tavern bench.
A little poem
A word once meant for any small child
narrowed to 'girl,' then to something more wild.
couplet
What it teaches
Words drift like rivers; a name for everyone can shrink to a name for the few.
Quick facts
What does WENCH mean?
An archaic word for a young woman or a female servant.
Is WENCH a valid word?
Yes — WENCH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WENCH?
WENCH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does WENCH come from?
A shortening of Middle English 'wenchel', meaning a child of either sex, from Old English 'wencel' (infant, weak one); over time it narrowed to mean a young woman.
What can WENCH teach us?
Words drift like rivers; a name for everyone can shrink to a name for the few.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.