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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.
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. Topics Life stages a1, People in society a1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
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.
Women definition: the plural of woman. . See examples of WOMEN used in a sentence.
Definition of woman noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. woman. noun. /ˈwʊmən/ (pl. women. /ˈwɪmən/ ) [countable] an adult female human men, women, and children a 24-year-old woman I prefer to see a woman doctor. women voters. Want to learn more?
noun,plural wom·en [wim-in]. an adult female person.: Compare man (def. 1), girl (def. 1). a female employee or representative: A woman from the real estate agency called. Informal. a wife. a female lover or sweetheart. Older Use: Usually Offensive. a female employee who cleans a house, cooks, etc.; housekeeper.
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? He was recounting a story about a woman he'd met on a train. The class consists of both men and women in roughly equal proportions.
