wenche

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Shortened form of wenchel. ==== Alternative forms ==== wench ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwɛnt͡ʃ(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== wenche (plural wenches) an unmarried girl, maiden; a young woman Synonyms: girle, las (Northern), mayde, mayde child, mayden, mayden child a female infant a serving maid, a bondwoman a sweetheart, one’s beloved a concubine, paramour, mistress; a strumpet, harlot; a temple prostitute ===== Descendants ===== English: wench ===== References ===== “wench(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== wenche alternative form of wynche