Wench

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›ntʃ

Origin

Middle English wenche, short for wenchel child, from Old English wencel; akin to Old High German wankōn ("to totter")

Full definition of wench

Noun

1. (archaic) A young woman, especially a servant.
• W. BlackHe was received by the daughter of the house, a pretty, buxom, blue-eyed little wench.
2. (archaic) A promiscuous woman.
• SpectatorIt is not a digression to talk of bawds in a discourse upon wenches.
3. (US, dated) A black woman; a negress.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To frequent prostitutes; to womanize.