adult female - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward maenad - (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus baggage - a worthless or immoral woman B-girl, bar girl - a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers broad - slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch" cat - a spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!" Cinderella - a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition deb, debutante - a young woman making her debut into society ex-wife, ex - a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife; "all his exes live in Texas" dominatrix - a dominating woman (especially one who plays that role in a sadomasochistic sexual relationship) donna - an Italian woman of rank eyeful - a strikingly beautiful woman; "she was a statuesque redheaded eyeful" geisha, geisha girl - a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing girl - a friendly informal reference to a grown woman; "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls" lady friend, girlfriend, girl - a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out" girlfriend - any female friend; "Mary and her girlfriend organized the party" gold digger - a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement heroine - a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds inamorata - a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship jezebel - a shameless impudent scheming woman jilt - a woman who jilts a lover lady - a polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me" maenad - an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman matriarch - a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons) matron - a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution mestiza - a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) |