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   Wom·an

   /ˈwo͝omən/

   

   noun

   • 1. an adult female human being: "a drawing of a young woman" Similar ladyadult femalefemalegirlpersonlasslassiewifecolleenFrauSignoraSeñorainformal:the female of the speciesmember of the fair sexmember of the fairer sexbirdgalJanesistersheilainformal, dated:femmeJudydamebroadfrailliterary:maidmaidendamseldemoisellearchaic:gentlewomaninformal, derogatory:bintmareoffensive:bitch
   • ▪ a female member of a workforce, team, etc.: "thousands of women were laid off"
   • ▪ a female person associated with a particular place, activity, or occupation: "a Princeton woman was recently named the Young Lawyer of the Year"
   • ▪ female adults in general: "woman is intuitive"
   • ▪ a disrespectful form of address to a woman: "don't be daft, woman!"
   • ▪ a female person who is paid to clean someone's house and carry out other domestic duties: "a daily woman"
   • ▪ a person's wife, girlfriend, or female lover: "he wondered whether Billy had his woman with him" Similar girlfriendgirlpartnersignificant otherwifespouseconsortfiancéelovermistresssweetheartinamoratainformal:better halfother halfbabyMrs.old ladygfmissusbirdher indoorsmotdonabibiqueridadated:lady friendlady loveyoung ladyladylady wifeinformal, dated:old dutchsqueezepatootiearchaic:lemandoxyparamour
   • ▪ a person with the qualities traditionally associated with females: "I feel more of a woman by empowering myself to do what is right for me"
   • ▪ a female individual; one: "with that money, a woman could buy a house and put two kids through college"

   Word Origin Old Englishwīfmon, -man (see wife, man), a formation peculiar to English, the ancient word being wife.

   Derivatives

   • 1. womanless adjective
   • 2. womanlike adjective

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