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Meaning of 'woman' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Woman [ n.]
- An adult female person; a grown-up female person, as distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes, any female person.
- The female part of the human race; womankind.
- A female attendant or servant.
2 . Woman [ v. t.]
- To act the part of a woman in; -- with indefinite it.
- To make effeminate or womanish.
- To furnish with, or unite to, a woman.

Meaning of 'woman' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . woman [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man
Example in sentence:
  • he was faithful to his woman
Meaning (2):
- a human female employed to do housework
Example in sentence:
  • I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write;
  • the char will clean the carpet
Meaning (3):
- women as a class
Example in sentence:
  • it's an insult to American womanhood;
  • the fair sex gathered on the veranda;
  • woman is the glory of creation
Meaning (4):
- an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
Example in sentence:
  • the woman kept house while the man hunted

Nearby Words:

womanhead womanhede womanhood womanish womanize womankind womanless womanlike womanliness womanly

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