noun
women; womenfolk
Plural or collective term for women, often used when referring to a group of women in contrast to men or children.
村の女達が井戸端で話している。
The women of the village are chatting by the well.
あの店は女達に人気がある。
That shop is popular with women.
More formal and general term for 'woman/women', not inherently plural.
Singular 'woman'; 女達 explicitly marks a group.
Compound of 女 (おんな, 'woman') and pluralizing suffix 達 (たち).