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   woman

   /ˈwʊmən/

   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: "she was the first Oxford woman to take a first in Physics"
   • ▪ 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 halfbabyMrsold 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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWOMAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WOMAN definition: 1. an adult female human being: 2. an adult who lives and identifies as female though they may…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › womanWoman Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : an adult female person. b. : a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation)usually used in combination. councilwoman. 2. : womankind. 3. : distinctively feminine nature : womanliness. 4. : a woman who is a servant or personal attendant. 5. a. chiefly dialectal : wife.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WomanWoman - Wikipedia

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   The spelling of woman in English has progressed over the past millennium from wīfmann to wīmmann to wumman, and finally, the modern spelling woman. In Old English, mann had the gender-neutral meaning of ' human ', akin to the Modern ' person ' or ' someone '. The word for ' woman ' was wīf or wīfmann (lit.

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

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   4 days ago · Definition of 'woman' Word Frequency. woman. (wʊmən ) Word forms: plural women. 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.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › womanWOMAN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Woman definition: an adult female person.. See examples of WOMAN used in a sentence.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › womanWoman - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwoman noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of woman noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

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   WOMAN definition: 1. an adult female person: 2. the state of being a woman. Learn more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › womanWoman - definition of woman by The Free Dictionary

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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.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › woman_nwoman, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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    woman noun. Meaning & use. I. Senses referring to an adult female human being. I.1.a. Old English–. An adult female human being. The counterpart of man (see man n.1 II.4 .).