DISTAFF as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
   Hypernyms(s) distaff is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • staff (what does staff mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the sphere of work by women
   Hypernyms(s) distaff is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sphere (what does sphere mean?)
   • domain (what does domain mean?)
   • area (what does area mean?)
   • orbit (what does orbit mean?)
   • field (what does field mean?)
   • arena (what does arena mean?)

DISTAFF as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
   Synonym(s)
   • female (what does female mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • female sensitiveness
   • female suffrage
   Similar To
   • feminine (what does feminine mean?)