jente — meaning in English

English meaning

• girl noun A female child.
• wench noun An old-fashioned or humorous term for a young woman, sometimes used at Renaissance fairs or in historical fiction.

Senses

jente is used for these senses in English:

• girl A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)
• wench (archaic, now, dialectal, or, humorous, possibly, offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.

girl — full definition

1. noun A female child.
2. noun A young woman, informally.
3. noun One's girlfriend.
4. noun A daughter.

wench — full definition

1. noun An old-fashioned or humorous term for a young woman, sometimes used at Renaissance fairs or in historical fiction.
2. noun Historically, a female servant.

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