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distaff side

noun as in women's side of family

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Though they do say that the Cawdors have gipsy blood on the distaff side.

The jug descended in a Sussex County, Delaware, family—on the distaff side, curiously.

Aunt Catherine's children were members of the family only on the distaff side, and so were of less importance.

The sovereign profession among bees and ants is always female, and publicans also descend on the distaff side.

They inherit Plantagenet blood by direct descent, and Tudor on the distaff side.

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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to distaff side, such as: manhood/womanhood, womankind, womenfolk, and womenfolks.

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