English

Etymology
mad + woman

Noun
madwoman (plural madwomen; masculine madman)

1. A woman who is insane.
2. one who appears to be or may be insane

Quotations
1852–53: ... but there seemed to be no reality in the whole scene except poor little Miss Flite, the madwoman, standing on a bench and nodding at it. — Charles Dickens, Bleak House,

Translations

French: folle f
German: Irre f, Wahnsinnige f
Italian: matta f, pazza f

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

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