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woman `noun` [ ˈwʊmən ]

• an adult female human being.

• "a drawing of a young woman"

Similar: lady, adult female, female, girl, person, lass, lassie, wife, colleen, Frau, Signora, Señora, the female of the species, member of the fair sex, member of the fairer sex, bird, gal, Jane, sister, sheila, femme, Judy, dame, broad, frail, maid, maiden, damsel, demoiselle, gentlewoman, bint, mare, bitch,

Origin: Old English wīfmon, -man (see wife, man), a formation peculiar to English, the ancient word being wife.

-woman `combining form`

• in nouns denoting a woman of a specified nationality or origin.

• "Englishwoman"

as — as the next woman

• as — as the average woman.
"I can be as sceptical as the next woman"

be someone's woman

• be the woman perfectly suited to a particular requirement or task.
"if you want a business partner to show you the ropes, then I'm your woman"

be woman enough to do

• be brave enough to do.
"I'm woman enough to admit when I'm wrong"

the little woman

• a condescending way of referring to one's wife.
"male fisherfolk who take their catch home for the little woman to gut"

my good woman

• a patronizing form of address to a woman.
"you're mistaken, my good woman"

separate the women from the girls

• show or prove which women in a group are truly competent, brave, or mature.
"these are the situations that separate the women from the girls"

woman about town

• a fashionable female socialite.
"for years it was the place to shop for the smart woman about town"

woman of the cloth

• a clergywoman.

woman of God

• a clergywoman.

woman of honour

• a woman who adheres to what is right or to a high standard of conduct.
"that she resigned at all means she is a woman of honour"

woman of the house

• the female head of a household.

woman of letters

• a female scholar or author.

woman of the match

• the female team member who has given the most outstanding performance in a particular game.
"she was named woman of the match for a commanding all-round performance in attack and defence"

woman of the moment

• a woman of importance at a particular time.
"she is the woman of the moment right now in Hollywood"

the woman on the street

• an ordinary woman, with regard to their opinions, or as distinct from an expert.
"the survey asks a variety of questions to find out what the woman on the street really thinks about saving for retirement."

woman of the streets

• a prostitute.

a woman's woman

• a woman who is more popular and at ease with other women than with men.
"I am a woman's woman who likes to encourage my fellow women leaders to keep going"

woman to woman

• in a direct and frank way between two women.
"Alice smiled at her, woman to woman"

woman noun [ ˈwʊmən ]

-woman combining form

woman `noun` [ ˈwʊmən ]

-woman `combining form`