noun
months
muhnths
noun
1
A woman's monthly menstrual period (dated or dialectal usage).
"She said she was having her months and needed to rest."
How to Use Months
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned way of referring to a menstrual period, treated as a recurring monthly event.
When to use it
This sense is dated and rarely used in modern speech; "period" is the standard everyday term now.
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She said she was having her _____ and needed to rest.