Womanless

wom·an  (wmn)

n. pl. wom·en (wmn)

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. Often used in combination: an Englishwoman; congresswoman; a saleswoman.

4. Feminine quality or aspect; womanliness.

5. A female servant or subordinate.

6. Informal

a. A wife.

b. A female lover or sweetheart. See Usage Notes at lady, man, person.

Idioms:

(one's) own woman

Independent in judgment or action: She has always been her own woman.

to a woman

Without exception.

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[Middle English, from Old English wimman, variant of wfman : wf, woman; see ghwbh- in Indo-European roots + man, person; see man.]

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woman·less adj.