wom·an (w m  n)n. pl. wom·en (w Idioms:  mn) 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. (one's) own woman Independent in judgment or action: She has always been her own woman. to a woman Without exception. [Middle English, from Old English wimman, variant of w  fman : wf, woman; see ghwbh- in Indo-European roots + man, person; see man.]wom an·less adj. |
woman
Noun
pl women
1. an adult female human being
2. adult female human beings collectively: the very image of woman pared of the trappings of `femininity'
3. an adult female human being with qualities associated with the female, such as tenderness or maternalism: she's more woman than you know
4. a female servant or domestic help
5. Informal a wife or girlfriend
Adjective
female: a woman doctor [Old English wīfmann]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"adult female body, woman's body - the body of an adult woman female person, female - a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies Black woman - a woman who is Black white woman - a woman who is White yellow woman - offensive term for an Asian woman maenad - (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus bachelor girl, bachelorette - a young unmarried woman who lives alone baggage - a worthless or immoral woman ball-breaker, ball-buster - a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence bas bleu, bluestocking - a woman having literary or intellectual interests bridesmaid, maid of honor - an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding 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 coquette, flirt, minx, prickteaser, vamp, vamper, tease - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men gentlewoman, ma'am, madam, lady, dame - a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" divorcee, grass widow - a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband dominatrix - a dominating woman (especially one who plays that role in a sadomasochistic sexual relationship) donna - an Italian woman of rank enchantress, femme fatale, temptress, Delilah, siren - a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive 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 gravida - a pregnant woman 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 materfamilias, matriarch - a female head of a family or tribe 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) kept woman, mistress, fancy woman - an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" |
| 2. | woman - a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man; "he was faithful to his woman" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech female person, female - a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies man - a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man" | |
| 3. |  woman - a human female employed to do housework; "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"cleaner - someone whose occupation is cleaning | |
| 4. | woman - women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on the veranda" social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" womankind - women as distinguished from men |
woman
noun 1. lady, girl, miss, female, bird (slang) dame (slang) ho U.S. (derogatory), (slang) sheila Austral., N.Z. (informal) vrou S. African maiden (archaic) chick (slang) maid (archaic) gal (slang) lass, lassie (informal) wench (facetious) adult female, she, charlie Austral. (slang) chook Austral. (slang) wahine N.Z. << OPPOSITE man
noun 2. (Informal) girlfriend, girl, wife, partner, mate, lover, bride, mistress, spouse, old lady (informal) sweetheart, significant other U.S. (informal) ladylove, wifey (informal)
noun 3. maid, domestic, char (informal) housekeeper, lady-in-waiting, chambermaid, handmaiden, charwoman, maidservant, female servant >> combining forms gyn(o)-, gynaeco-
Translations
woman [women , pl ] [ˈwumən, ˈwɪmɪn] n → femme f
woman friend → amie f;
woman teacher → professeur m femme;
woman [ˈwumən] [women , pl ] n → Frau f;
woman friend → Freundin f;
woman teacher → Lehrerin f;
women's page → Frauenseite f
woman [pl women] [ˈwumən, ˈwɪmɪn] n → donna
cpd woman doctor n → dottoressa;
woman friend n → amica;
woman teacher n → insegnante f;
n woman [ˈwumən]
1 an adult human female His sisters are both grown women now; (also adjective ) a woman doctor; women doctors. vrou إمرأه жена žena; ženský kvinde; kvindelig; kvinde- die Frau, weiblich, Frauen... γυναίκα mujer naine زن nainen femme(-) אִישָה औरत žena nő; asszony; ... nő wanita kona donna 女 여자, 여성 moteris sieviete wanita; perempuan vrouw; vrouwelijk kvinne; kvinnelig kobieta mulher (de) femeie женщина žena; ženský ženska žena kvinna ผู้หญิง kadın 成年女子(婦女) жінка عورت người đàn bà đã có chồng 成年女子（妇女）
2 a female domestic daily helper We have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning. vrou مُساعِدَه чистачка posluhovačka kvindelig hushjælp die Putzfrau οικιακή βοηθός mujer que hace la limpieza koduabiline کلفت kotiapulainen femme de ménage עוֹזֶרֶת בַּיִת काम वाली domaćica, kućna pomoćnica bejárónő - húshjálp, vinnukona donna; cameriera お手伝いさん 파출부, 잡역부 namų šeimininkė kalpone; izpalīdze wanita hulp hushjelp pomoc domowa mulher menajeră; femeie de serviciu приходящая домработница posluhovačka pomočnica, postrežnica žena städerska, städtant แม่บ้าน günlük temizlikçi kadın 家庭女佣人 служниця کام کرنے والی bà hầu cận 家庭女佣人
-woman
vrou تُسْتَعْمَل بدلا من كَلِمَة رجُل عندما يكون مُنَفِّذ العَمَل إمرأه -ша -ka, -yně -kvinde die...-frau κυρία (ως β΄ συνθ.) mujer nais- رئیسه -tar, -tär femme -אִישָה जब किसी पद पर कोई महिला हो तो पदनाम में उपयोग किया जाता है oznaka za ženu na nekoj funkciji -nő, -assszony wanita -kona donna 女性－ 「여성 ...」란 뜻의 연결형 priekšsēdētāja wanita {#169}vrouw, {#169}ster -kvinne p.ex. mulher-polícia femeie... женщина- -ka, -yňa ženska -žena kvinna, el. utan motsv. i sv.: ordförande บางครั้งสามารถใช้แทนคำผู้ชายได้ hanım/kadın ... 女... жінка عورت ذات phụ nữ 女...
n womanhood
the state of being a woman She will reach womanhood in a few years' time. vrouwees أنوثَه، نَسَوِيَّه женственост ženství det at være kvinde Stellung der erwachsenen Frau γυναικεία ωριμότητα condición de mujer naiseiga زنانگی naiseus féminité נָשִיוּת नारीत्व zrelost žene asszonnyá érés kedewasaan wanita kvendómur, það að vera kona (l'essere donna) 女であること 여자임, 여자다움 moters brandos amžius, moteriškumas pieaugušas sievietes stāvoklis; sievietība menjadi wanita dewasa vrouwelijke staat det å være voksen kvinne wiek dojrzały (u kobiety), kobiecość condição feminina feminitate женская зрелость ženstvo, ženskosť ženskost ženstvenost kvinnlighet, vuxen ålder ความเป็นผู้หญิง; สภาวะของการเป็นผู้หญิง kadınlık 女子的成年期 жіноча зрілість نسوانیت nữ tính 女子的成年期
nouns womankind, womenkind [ˈwimin-]
women generally. vroue النِّساء، الجِنْس اللطيف жените ženy kvinderne; kvindekønnet die Frauen (pl.) οι γυναίκες las mujeres naissugu جنس زن؛ بانوان naissukupuoli les femmes הַנָשִים नारीजाति ženstvenost a nők kaum wanita kvenkynið, konur yfirleitt le donne 女性 여성, 여자들 moterys sievietes kaum wanita het vrouwelijke geslacht kvinnekjønnet; spinnesida ród niewieści sexo feminino femeile женская половина ženy ženske žene kvinnor[], kvinnosläktet ผู้หญิงโดยทั่วไป; เพศหญิง kadınlar, kadın milleti 婦女們，女子們 жінки, жіноцтво فرقہ نسواں nữ giới 妇女们，女子们
adj womanly
(showing qualities) natural or suitable to a woman a womanly figure; womanly charm. vroulik نِسَوي، أنثوي، مُتَعَلِّق بالمَرأه женски ženský kvindelig weiblich γυναικείος femenino naiselik زنانه naisellinen féminin נָשִי नारी-सुलभ ženstven női(es) kewanitaan kven-, kvenlegur femminile 女らしい 여자다운, 여성에게 어울리는 moteriškas sievišķīgs sifat kewanitaan vrouwelijk kvinnelig kobiecy feminino feminin женственный ženský ženski ženstvena kvinnlig ซึ่งมีคุณสมบัติที่ดีของผู้หญิง kadına yaraşır, kadınca 女子氣質的 жіночний, ніжний عورتوں کے صفات رکھنے والی như đàn bà 女子气质的
n womanliness
vroulikheid نِسَوِيَّه، أنثويَّه женственост ženskost kvindelighed die Weiblichkeit θηλυκότητα feminidad naiselikkus زن مانند ی naisellisuus féminité נָשִיוּת नारी-सुलभता ženstvenost nőiesség sifat kewanitaan kvenleiki femminilità 女らしさ 여자다움 moteriškumas sievišķīgums tiada sifat kewanitaan vrouwelijkheid kvinnelighet kobiecość feminilidade feminitate женственность ženskosť ženskost ženstvenost kvinnlighet ความเป็นหญิง; การมีคุณสมบัติที่ดีของผู้หญิง kadınsı davranış 女性氣質 жіночість نسوانیت tình cảm đàn bà 女性气质
n pl womenfolk [ˈwimin-]
female people, especially female relatives. vrouens النِّسْوَه، نِساء الأسْرَه жени ženy kvindelige slægtninge die Frauen (pl.) οι γυναίκες της οικογένειας (πληθ.) mujeres naispere زنان؛ جماعت زتان naisväki les femmes נָשִים महिलाएं žene nők kerabat wanita, kaum wanita kvenfólk le donne 女性達 (집단·공동체·한 집안의) 여성들 moterys, moteriškoji pusė sievietes; radinieces; ģimenes sievietes kaum wanita vrouwen kvinnfolk, kvinner kobiety mulheres femeile женская часть семьи ženy ženstvo, sorodnice ženski rođaci kvinnfolk, kvinnor ผู้หญิงทั่วไป; กลุ่มผู้หญิง kadınlar 婦女們 жінки, жіноцтво مستورات giới nữ 妇女们
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