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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

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   Woman, female, lady are nouns referring to an adult female human being, one paradigm of gender and biological sex for adult human beings. Woman is the general term. It is neutral, lacking either favorable or unfavorable implication, and is the most commonly used of the three: a wealthy woman; a woman of strong character, of unbridled appetites.

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   Definition of woman noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. woman. noun. /ˈwʊmən/ (plural women. /ˈwɪmɪn/ ) Idioms. [countable] an adult female human. a 54-year-old woman. an interesting young woman. married/single women. men, women and children. a women's group/movement. I prefer to see a woman doctor. Extra Examples.

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   Definitions of woman. noun. an adult female person. synonyms: adult female. see more. noun. women as a class. synonyms: fair sex, womanhood. see more. noun. a human female employed to do housework. “I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write” synonyms: char, charwoman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman. see more. noun.

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   Definition of woman in English: woman. Top 1000 frequently used words. Pronunciation: /ˈwʊmən/ noun (plural women. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪmɪn/ ) 1 an adult female human being: a drawing of a young woman a jury of seven women and five men she stormed into the women's final undefeated. More example sentences Synonyms.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishWOMAN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Meaning of woman – Learner’s Dictionary. woman. noun [ C ] uk / ˈwʊmən / us plural women / ˈwɪmɪn / Add to word list. A1. an adult female person: a 30-year-old woman. There were two women at the bus stop. Fewer examples. She's an intelligent and highly articulate young woman. Who's the woman in the painting?

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWOMAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 days ago · 1. countable noun. A woman is an adult female human being. ...a young Lithuanian woman named Dayva. ...men and women over 75 years old. ...women prisoners. 2. uncountable noun. You can refer to women in general as woman . ...the oppression of woman. 3. countable noun [supplement NOUN]

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   1. An adult female human. 2. Women considered as a group; womankind: "Woman feels the invidious distinctions of sex exactly as the black man does those of color" ( Elizabeth Cady Stanton ). 3. An adult female human belonging to a specified occupation, group, nationality, or other category.