distaff

• Adjetivo anticuado que se refiere a las mujeres o al lado femenino de la familia; históricamente asociado con el trabajo femenino, especialmente el hilado.

An archaic adjective relating to women or the female side of a family; historically associated with women's work, particularly spinning.

1. Relating to women or female lineC2formal

   Of or relating to women, the female side of a family, or traditionally female activities.

   Femenino, de la línea materna

   • The distaff side of the family traces back to the 18th century.
   • She inherited the property through the distaff line.
   • Distaff traditions were passed down through generations of women.

   Sinónimosfemalefemininematernalwomanly

   Antónimosmalemasculinepaternal

• Sustantivo que designa la vara o palo en el que se coloca la fibra para hilar, como lana o lino; también se refiere históricamente al trabajo o ámbito femenino, y hoy está en gran parte anticuado.

A noun referring to a stick or staff used in spinning wool or flax, now largely obsolete in modern contexts.

1. Spinning toolC2formal

   A stick or staff used in spinning wool or flax, from which the fibers are drawn.

   Rueca (vara para hilar)

   • She held the distaff in her left hand while spinning.
   • The distaff was a common tool in medieval households.
   • He found an antique distaff in the attic.

   Sinónimosrock

2. Women's side of the familyC2formal

   The female branch of a family or the maternal line.

   Línea materna

   • The inheritance came from the distaff side of the family.
   • Her distaff ancestors were weavers in Scotland.
   • The family history on the distaff side is well documented.

   Antónimosspearsword