gyneco-

1. a combining form meaning “woman,” “female,” used in the formation of compound words:

   gynecology.

gyneco-

combining_form

1. a variant (esp US) of gynaeco-

Word History and Origins

Origin of gyneco-¹

From Greek, combining form representing gynaik-, stem of gynḗ “woman (as opposed to a man), mortal woman (as opposed to a goddess), wife, female (of animals)”

Example Sentences

Rather than fade from public life, he appeared in a 1996 film by director Claude Lelouch, “Men, Women: A User’s Manual,” starred as a rebellious psychiatric hospital patient in a Paris production of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” hosted radio and television shows, and recorded a duet with hip-hop artist Doc Gynéco.

From Washington Post