Definitions for wench
wɛntʃwench

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, birdverb

   informal terms for a (young) woman

2. wenchverb

   frequent prostitutes

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wenchnoun

   A young woman, especially a servant.

2. wenchnoun

   A promiscuous woman.

3. wenchverb

   To frequent prostitutes; to womanize.

4. Etymology: wenche, short for wenchel child, from wencel; akin to wankōn

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WENCHnoun

   Etymology: wencle , Saxon.

   1. A young woman.

   What do I, silly wench, know what love hath prepared for me? Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Now —— how dost thou look now? Oh ill-starr’d wench!
   Pale as thy smock! when we shall meet at compt,
   This look of thine will hurl my soul from heav’n,
   And fiends will snatch at it. Cold, cold, my girl,
   Ev’n like thy chastity. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Thou wouldst perswade her to a worse offence
   Than that, whereof thou didst accuse her wench. John Donne.

   2. A young woman in contempt; a strumpet.

   But the rude wench her answer’d nought at all. Edmund Spenser.

   Do not play in wench-like words with that
   Which is so serious. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   Men have these ambitious fancies,
   And wanton wenches read romances. Matthew Prior.

   3. A strumpet.

   It is not a digression to talk of bawds in a discourse upon wenches. Spectator, №. 266.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wench

   A wench is an historical term often used to refer to a young woman, particularly a working girl or servant. However, the term has been considered derogatory or disrespectful as it has been frequently associated with girls or women of loose morals or prostitutes. Today it's often used in a playful or theatrical contexts, like in Renaissance Faires.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wenchnoun

   a young woman; a girl; a maiden

2. Wenchnoun

   a low, vicious young woman; a drab; a strumpet

3. Wenchnoun

   a colored woman; a negress

4. Wenchverb

   to frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame

5. Etymology: [OE. wenche, for older wenchel a child, originally, weak, tottering; cf. AS. wencle a maid, a daughter, wencel a pupil, orphan, wincel, winclu, children, offspring, wencel weak, wancol unstable, OHG. wanchol; perhaps akin to E. wink. See Wink.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wench

   wensh, n. a maid, damsel: a working-girl, a maid-servant: a lewd woman, a mistress, a whore.—v.i. to frequent the company of whores.—n. Wench′er, one who indulges in lewdness. [Perh. from the sing. of A.S. winclo, children, prob. wencel, weak, wancol, unstable.]

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. wench

   Song lyrics by wench -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by wench on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Fornicate

How to pronounce wench?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say wench in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wench in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wench in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of wench in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare:

   Begin at Act II, Scene 2, line 242: Royal wench, she did lay great Caesar's sword to bed--he plowed her and she cropt.

2. Benjamin Franklin:

   After three days men grow weary of a wench, a guest, and rainy weather.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wench
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wench
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=wench
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wench
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=wench