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"women" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often ladies (6 letters).
Definitions
Adult female people.
Word origin
From Middle English wimmen, from Old English wīfmenn (“women”), from wīf (“female”) + menn (“men, persons, human beings”), equivalent to wife + men. Spelling (with o) influenced by the singular; see woman for more.
Used in a sentence
“Three women went for a walk.”
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:women.”
“Arsenal Women and Chelsea Women are the biggest women's football teams in England.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Female adults”5 letters
02“Adult female people”5 letters
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