What does woman-child mean?
Woman-child means Alternative spelling of woman child..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative spelling of woman child..
"I'm sure, lass, we like very well to have you. If there's one thing I've missed all my days, and coveted, which for that matter it's a sin and a breaking of the commandment, though there ain't no mention of a daughter in the wording of it, as there be of a wife, — if there be one thing I've coveted, it be a woman-child of my own; a girl's a wonderful comfort when the boats be out, let alone a sister for the lads."
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Woman-child means Alternative spelling of woman child..
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"I'm sure, lass, we like very well to have you. If there's one thing I've missed all my days, and coveted, which for that matter it's a sin and a breaking of the commandment, though there ain't no mention of a daughter in the wording of it, as there be of a wife, — if there be one thing I've coveted, it be a woman-child of my own; a girl's a wonderful comfort when the boats be out, let alone a sister for the lads."
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