Distaff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the sphere of work by women

the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːɡɚɹɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstˈaf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstˈaf/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈiːɡɚɹɚɹ/.

Examples

female sensitiveness
female suffrage

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

female

Parts of Speech

noun	the sphere of work by women
noun	the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
adjective	characteristic of or peculiar to a woman “female sensitiveness”

Word Forms

distaff	adjective	characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
female	noun	a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
femaleness	noun	the properties characteristic of the female sex
distaff	noun	the sphere of work by women

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spinnrocken

das Arbeitsfeld von Frauen

🇫🇷French

quenouille

la sphère de travail des femmes

🇪🇸Spanish

rueca

el ámbito laboral de las mujeres

🇮🇹Italian

conocchia

ambito lavorativo delle donne

🇳🇱Dutch

spinrokken

het werkveld van vrouwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

roca

a esfera do trabalho das mulheres

🇷🇺Russian

прялка

сфера труда женщин

India

🇮🇳Hindi

औरत

महिलाओं के कार्य क्षेत्र

🇧🇩Bengali

ডিস্টাফ

মহিলাদের দ্বারা কাজের ক্ষেত্র

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறுப்பு

பெண்களால் வேலை செய்யும் கோளம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంతృప్తి

మహిళలచే పని యొక్క గోళం

🇮🇳Marathi

डिस्टाफ

महिलांच्या कामाचे क्षेत्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિસ્ટાફ

મહિલાઓ દ્વારા કાર્યક્ષેત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮಾಧಾನ

ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಿಂದ ಕೆಲಸದ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈسٹاف

خواتین کے کام کا دائرہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

调度员

妇女的工作范围

🇯🇵Japanese

スタッフ

女性の活躍の場

🇰🇷Korean

디스패치

여성의 업무 영역

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lảng vảng

lĩnh vực công việc của phụ nữ

🇹🇭Thai

พนักงาน

ขอบเขตของการทำงานของผู้หญิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bilah kayu penggulung benang

bidang pekerjaan yang dilakukan oleh perempuan

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

دیستاف

حوزه کار زنان

🇹🇷Turkish

uzak

kadınların çalışma alanı

🇮🇱Hebrew

פֶּלֶך

תחום העבודה של נשים

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