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Definitions for Woman

[1] the female human being, as distinguished from a girl or a man.
[2] an adult female person.
[3] a female attendant to a lady of rank.
[4] a wife.
[5] the nature, characteristics, or feelings often attributed to women; womanliness.
[6] a sweetheart or paramour; mistress.
[7] a female employee or representative: A woman from the real estate agency called.
[8] a female person who cleans house, cooks, etc.; housekeeper: The woman will be in to clean today.
[9] women collectively: Woman is no longer subordinate to man.
[10] to put into the company of a woman.
[11] to equip or staff with women.
[12] Obsolete . to cause to act or yield like a woman.
[13] of women; womanly.
[14] female: a woman plumber.
[15] be one's own woman , (of females) to be free from restrictions, control, or dictatorial influence; be independent.
[16] a combining form of woman: chairwoman; forewoman; spokeswoman.
[17] an adult female human being
[18] (modifier) female or feminine a woman politician ; woman talk
[19] women collectively; womankind
[20] the woman feminine nature or feelings babies bring out the woman in her
[21] a female servant or domestic help
[22] a man considered as having supposed female characteristics, such as meekness or timidity
[23] informal a wife, mistress, or girlfriend
[24] the little woman informal one's wife
[25] woman of the streets a prostitute
[26] rare to provide with women
[27] obsolete to make effeminate

Words related to Woman

girl, wife, daughter, mother, she, matron, grandmother, girlfriend, spouse, aunt, niece, gentlewoman

Words nearby Woman

wolverhampton, wolverine, wolverine state, wolves, wolves in sheep's clothing, woman, woman about town, woman in the street, woman of letters, woman of the hour, woman of the house

Origin of Woman

before 900; Middle English womman, wimman, Old English wīfman, equivalent to wīf female + man human being; see wife, man1

Words that may be confused with Woman

lady, woman, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry), (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Woman

wom·an·less , adjective
an·ti·wom·an , adjective
Related prefixes: gyno-, gynaeco-

Word origin for Woman

Old English wīfmann, wimman; from wife + man (human being)

Synonyms for Woman

daughter, girl, mother, she, wife, aunt, gentlewoman, girlfriend, grandmother, matron, niece, spouse, Ms./Miss/Mrs.