woman (noun)

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• woman — ► NOUN (pl. women) 1) an adult human female. 2) a female worker or employee. 3) a wife or lover. ● the little woman Cf. ↑the little woman ● woman of the streets …   English terms dictionary

• -woman — a combining form of woman: chairwoman; forewoman; spokeswoman. Usage. Feminine compounds ending in WOMAN are equivalent to the masculine compounds in MAN. When the person referred to is a woman, the feminine form is often, but not always, used:… …   Useful english dictionary

• woman — noun (plural women) 1》 an adult human female. 2》 a female worker or employee.     ↘a female domestic help. 3》 a wife or lover. Phrases the little woman a condescending way of referring to one s wife. woman of letters a female scholar or author.… …   English new terms dictionary

• woman — noun plural women / wImIn/ 1 FEMALE (C) an adult female person: I was talking to a woman I met on the flight. | married women | a woman priest/driver etc: How long will it be until we have a woman President? | women s clothes/organization etc:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• woman — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ young ▪ middle aged ▪ elderly, old, older ▪ The thief tricked his way into an elderly woman s home. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• woman of the street — noun a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money • Syn: ↑prostitute, ↑cocotte, ↑whore, ↑harlot, ↑bawd, ↑tart, ↑cyprian, ↑fancy woman, ↑working girl, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• woman — noun (plural women) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīfman, from wīf woman, wife + man human being, man Date: before 12th century 1. a. an adult female person b. a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• woman suffrage — noun : the suffrage possessed and exercised by women compare manhood suffrage, universal suffrage * * * woman suffrage, adj. woman suffragist, n. the right of women to vote; female suffrage. [1840 50] * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• woman — noun 1) a woman got out of the car Syn: lady, girl, female; matron; Scottish lass, lassie; informal chick, girlie, sister, dame, broad, gal; grrrl; literary maid, maiden, damsel; archaic wench, gentlewoman; (women) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• woman's body — noun the body of an adult woman • Syn: ↑adult female body • Hypernyms: ↑adult body, ↑female body • Part Holonyms: ↑woman, ↑adult female • Part …   Useful english dictionary

• woman-suffragist — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun (plural woman suffragists or women suffragists) : an advocate of woman suffrage …   Useful english dictionary