staff vs distaff

distaff vs staff

staff and distaff both are nouns.

staff is not an adjective while distaff is an adjective.

staff is a verb but distaff is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
staff	Yes	No	Yes	No
distaff	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, distaff is a hyponym of staff; that is, distaff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than staff:

staff: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
distaff: the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning

Other hyponyms of staff include alpenstock, baton, crook, shepherd's crook, crutch, flagpole, flagstaff, pikestaff, quarterstaff.

staff (noun)	distaff (noun)
a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose	the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written	the sphere of work by women
a rod carried as a symbol
the body of teachers and administrators at a school
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration

staff (adjective)	distaff (adjective)
	characteristic of or peculiar to a woman

staff (verb)	distaff (verb)
provide with staff
serve on the staff of

Difference between staff and distaff

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