months

The word “months” means a woman's monthly menstrual period (dated or dialectal usage). In plain terms, an old-fashioned way of referring to a menstrual period, treated as a recurring monthly event.

“Months” is pronounced muhnths (/mʌnθs/ in IPA).

Here is “months” used in a sentence: “She said she was having her months and needed to rest.”

“Months” is a noun.

“Months” is a very common word in modern English.

This dated, dialectal use comes from the roughly monthly cycle of menstruation. Because the period returns each month, older and regional English sometimes referred to it simply as a woman's 'months,' much like the related term 'menses,' which shares a Latin root meaning 'month.'

Rarely. This sense is dated and dialectal, so most modern speakers would not recognise it. Today people use clearer terms such as 'period,' 'menstruation,' or 'menses.' You are most likely to meet the 'months' usage in older writing or in certain regional dialects.

Both refer to menstruation, and both trace back to the idea of a monthly cycle. 'Menses' is a standard medical term still in use, from the Latin for 'month.' 'Months' in this sense is an older, dialectal everyday word for the same thing, now largely out of use.