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Old English wīfmon, -man (see wife, man), a formation peculiar to English, the ancient word being wife.

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From Middle English wimmen, from Old English wīfmenn(“women”), from wīf(“female”) + menn(“men, persons, human beings”), equivalent to wife +‎ men. Spelling (with o) influenced by the singular; see woman for more.

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women

plural of woman (q.v.).