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    [Adjective]  | "wom*an*ish" | \ ˈwu̇-mə-nish \


    1: associated with or characteristic of women rather than men

    2: suggestive of a weak character : effeminate


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Adjective]  | "womanish" 


    1: of or relating to a man who has or displays qualities traditionally considered more suitable for women;


      * e.g., " ... such displays of emotion were once considered womanish and unseemly for a man "





    2: of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women;


      * e.g., " ... she had a womanish gentleness, especially when dealing with children, that he loved "





     [ "womanish" ]

    1: A girl that acts too mature or is considered to rude by society's misogynistic standards. Popular in the Afro-Caribbean.

      * e.g.,  ... "She so womanish she eh answer de man when he say morning." 

     [ "womanish" ]

    1: Used to describe a young girl, who acts older than her age, "too grown" and self-assured for her age, to the dismay of her elders; used usually by Black Southerners. Popularized by Alice Walker, as "womanist", an alternative to "feminist" or "black feminist"

     [ "womanish" ]

    1: extremely and utterly childish and insecure.

      * e.g.,  ... Alexander Hamilton: "Hey Thomas Jefferson" 

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