Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of month
"I need to keep my monthly calendar handy because I always forget when my periods are due."
A woman's period; menstrual discharge.
In plain English: Months are twelve equal periods of time that make up a year, each lasting about thirty days.
"We have been waiting for our package for months now."
Usage: Months refers to the twelve equal divisions of a year used for scheduling and tracking time. Do not use this word when referring to a woman's menstrual cycle, which has no relation to calendar time.
Months derives from Old English mōnaþ, which is related to the Germanic root for moon (mēnō). The original meaning was literally "a period of time defined by one cycle of the moon.