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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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   A woman is an adult female human. [a] [2] [3] Before adulthood, a woman is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent ). [4] Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and fertile women are capable of pregnancy and giving birth from puberty until menopause.

5. 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.

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

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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.

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

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   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]

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

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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.

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

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   1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) an adult female human being. 2. ( modifier) female or feminine: a woman politician; woman talk. 3. (Anthropology & Ethnology) women collectively; womankind.

10. 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.

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    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?