“Distaff? What about datstaff?”
Distaff
Definition (noun): a stick around which wool is wound for spinning.
Definition (adjective): of or concerning women.
Pronunciation: dist-aaf
Example sentences:
“Distaff is an old word that appears in both Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and several of Shakespeare’s plays.”
“Mother’s Day honors the distaff side of families.”
“Marie Curie is a distaff role model of science”.
“The distaff side of the family is long-lived and healthy”.
“A race of female horses only is known as “distaffs.”
“An antonym of distaff is agnate”.
Word Origin:
From Middle English distaff.