What does woman-child mean?

woman-child

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Frequency: 5.02 in modern English

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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.""

woman-children (plural) women-children (plural)

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