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. A female servant or subordinate.
Independent in judgment or action: She has always been her own woman.
[Middle English, from Old English wimman. variant of wīfman. wīf. woman + man. person ; see man .]
1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) an adult female human being
2. (modifier ) female or feminine: a woman politician ; woman talk.
3. (Anthropology & Ethnology) women collectively; womankind
4.the woman feminine nature or feelings: babies bring out the woman in her.
5. a female servant or domestic help
6. a man considered as having supposed female characteristics, such as meekness or timidity
7.informal a wife, mistress, or girlfriend
8.the little womaninformal one's wife
9.woman of the streets a prostitute
10.rare to provide with women
5. women collectively; womankind.
6. the nature, characteristics, or feelings often attributed to women; womanliness.
7. female: a woman plumber.
[before 900; Middle English womman, wimman, Old English wīfman =wīf female + man human being; see wife. man ]
syn:woman, female, lady are nouns referring to adult human beings who are biologically female, that is, capable of bearing offspring. woman is the general, neutral term: a wealthy woman. In scientific, statistical, and other objective use female is the neutral contrastive term to male. 104 females to every 100 males. female is sometimes used disparagingly: a gossipy female. lady in the sense “polite, refined woman” is a term of approval: We know you will always behave like a lady.
usage: Although formerly woman was sometimes regarded as demeaning and lady was the term of courtesy, woman is the designation preferred by most modern female adults: League of Women Voters; American Association of University Women. woman is the standard parallel to man. When modifying a plural noun, woman. like man. becomes plural: women athletes; women students. The use of lady as a term of courtesy has diminished somewhat in recent years, although it still survives in a few set phrases (ladies' room; Ladies' Day ). lady is also used, but decreasingly, as a term of reference for women engaged in occupations considered by some to be menial or routine: cleaning lady; saleslady. See also girl, lady.
a combining form of woman. chairwoman; forewoman; spokeswoman.
usage: Compounds ending in -woman commonly correspond to the masculine compounds in -man. councilman, councilwoman; congressman, congresswoman. The current practice, esp. in edited written English, is to avoid the -man form in reference to a woman or the plural -men when members of both sexes are involved. Often, a sex-neutral term is used; for example, council member rather than either councilman or councilwoman; representatives or legislators rather than congressmen. See also -man, -person.
1.used as a noun
You usually refer to an adult female person as a woman /'wʊmən/.
His mother was a tall, dark-haired woman .
The plural of woman is women /'wɪmɪn/.
There were men and women working in the fields.
You can use lady as a polite way of referring to a woman, especially if the woman is present.
We had a visit from an American lady .
There is a lady here who wants to speak to you.
Be Careful!
It is almost always better to refer to someone as an old lady or an elderly lady. rather than an 'old woman'.
I helped an old lady to carry her shopping.
She is an elderly lady living on her own.
If you are addressing a group of women, you call them ladies. not 'women'.
Ladies. could I have your attention, please?
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
2.'woman' and 'women' used as modifiers
Woman is sometimes used in front of other nouns.
She said that she would prefer to see a woman doctor .
You use women in front of plural nouns, not 'woman'.
Women drivers can get cheaper car insurance.
Be Careful!
Normally, you just refer to a female doctor, writer etc as a doctor or a writer. Only use woman doctor. woman writer etc if it is necessary to make it clear that you are referring to a woman.
Past participle: womaned
Gerund: womaning
[ˈwʊmən] n (women (pl ) ) → donna
young woman → giovane donna
come along, young woman! → su, signorina!
I have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning → ho una donna che viene a fare le pulizie
woman of the world → donna di mondo
the little woman (hum ) (wife ) → la mogliettina
the woman in his life → la donna della sua vita
women's page (Press ) → rubrica femminile
( ˈwumən ) – pluralwomen (ˈwimin) –noun
1. an adult human female. His sisters are both grown women now; (also adjective ) a woman doctor; women doctors. vrou إمرأه жена mulher žena; ženský die Frau, weiblich. Frauen. kvinde; kvindelig; kvinde- γυναίκα mujer naine زن nainen femme(-) אישה औरत žena nő; asszony;. nő wanita kona donna 女 여자 moteris sieviete wanita; perempuan vrouw ; vrouwelijk kvinne ; kvinnelig kobieta ښځه، ښځينه جنس، ښځنوكى: ښځيتوب، خدمتګاره mulher (de) femeie женщина žena; ženský ženska žena kvinna ผู้หญิง kadın 成年女子 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 diarista / faxineira posluhovačka die Putzfrau kvindelig hushjælp οικιακή βοηθός mujer que hace la limpieza koduabiline کلفت kotiavustaja femme de ménage עוֹזֶרֶת בַּיִת काम वाली domaćica, kućna pomoćnica bejárónő pembantu rumah tangga húshjálp, vinnukona donna ; cameriera お手伝いさん 하녀, 가정부 namų šeimininkė kalpone; izpalīdze wanita hulp hushjelp pomoc domowa خدمتګاره mulher menajeră; femeie de serviciu приходящая домработница posluhovačka pomočnica, postrežnica žena städerska, städtant แม่บ้าน günlük temizlikçi kadın 女佣人 служниця کام کرنے والی bà hầu cận 女佣
-womansometimes used instead of -man when the person performing an activity is a woman, as in chairwoman
vrou تُسْتَعْمَل بدلا من كَلِمَة رجُل عندما يكون مُنَفِّذ العَمَل إمرأه -ша p.ex. mulher policial -ka, -yně die. -frau -kvinde κυρία mujer nais- رئیسه -nainen 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－ 여자- priekšsēdētāja wanita -vrouw, -ster -kvinne ښځه 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.
the state of being a woman. She will reach womanhood in a few years' time. vrouwees أنوثَه، نَسَوِيَّه женственост condição feminina ženství Stellung der erwachsenen Frau det at være kvinde γυναικεία ωριμότητα condición de mujer naiseiga زنانگی naiseus féminité נשיות नारीत्व zrelost žene asszonnyá érés kedewasaan wanita kvendómur, það að vera kona (l'essere donna) 女であること 여자다운 성격 moters brandos amžius, moteriškumas pieaugušas sievietes stāvoklis; sievietība menjadi wanita dewasa vrouwelijke staat det å være voksen kvinne wiek dojrzały (u kobiety), kobiecość ښځيتوب، ښځينه صفات: ښځې condição feminina feminitate женская зрелость ženstvo, ženskosť ženskost ženstvenost kvinnlighet, vuxen ålder ความเป็นผู้หญิง; สภาวะของการเป็นผู้หญิง kadınlık 女性成年期，女性特質 жіноча зрілість نسوانیت nữ tính 女子的成年期，女性特质
ˈwomankind. womenkind ( ˈwimin- ) nouns
women generally. vroue النِّساء، الجِنْس اللطيف жените sexo feminino ženy die Frauen (pl.) kvinderne; kvindekønnet οι γυναίκες las mujeres naissugu جنس زن؛ بانوان naiset les femmes הנשים नारीजाति ženstvenost a nők kaum wanita kvenkynið, konur yfirleitt le donne 女性 여자들, 여성 moterys sievietes kaum wanita het vrouwelijke geslacht kvinnekjønnet ; spinnesida ród niewieści ښځې sexo feminino femeile женская половина ženy ženske žene kvinnor[na], kvinnosläktet ผู้หญิงโดยทั่วไป; เพศหญิง kadınlar, kadın milleti 一般婦女 жінки, жіноцтво فرقہ نسواں nữ giới 妇女们，女子们
(showing qualities) natural or suitable to a woman. a womanly figure; womanly charm. vroulik نِسَوي، أنثوي، مُتَعَلِّق بالمَرأه женски feminino / efeminado ženský weiblich kvindelig γυναικείος femenino naiselik زنانه naisellinen féminin נשי नारी-सुलभ ženstven női(es) kewanitaan kven-, kvenlegur femminile 女らしい 여자답게 moteriškas sievišķīgs sifat kewanitaan vrouwelijk kvinnelig kobiecy ښځينه، ښځينه صفات لرونكى feminino feminin женственный ženský ženski ženstvena kvinnlig ซึ่งมีคุณสมบัติที่ดีของผู้หญิง kadına yaraşır, kadınca 具有或展現女性特質的 жіночний, ніжний عورتوں کے صفات رکھنے والی như đàn bà 女子气质的
vroulikheid نِسَوِيَّه، أنثويَّه женственост feminilidade ženskost die Weiblichkeit kvindelighed θηλυκότητα feminidad naiselikkus زن مانند ی naisellisuus féminité נשיות नारी-सुलभता ženstvenost nőiesség sifat kewanitaan kvenleiki femminilità 女らしさ 여자다움 moteriškumas sievišķīgums tiada sifat kewanitaan vrouwelijkheid kvinnelighet kobiecość ښځينه صفات لرونكى feminilidade feminitate женственность ženskosť ženskost ženstvenost kvinnlighet ความเป็นหญิง; การมีคุณสมบัติที่ดีของผู้หญิง kadınsı davranış 具有或展現女性氣質 жіночість نسوانیت tình cảm đàn bà 女性气质
ˈwomenfolk ( ˈwimin- ) noun plural
female people, especially female relatives. vrouens النِّسْوَه، نِساء الأسْرَه жени femininas ženy die Frauen (pl.) kvindelige slægtninge 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 여성, 부인 moterys, moteriškoji pusė sievietes; radinieces; ģimenes sievietes kaum wanita vrouwen kvinnfolk. kvinner kobiety ښځې mulheres femeile женская часть семьи ženy ženstvo, sorodnice ženski rođaci kvinnfolk, kvinnor ผู้หญิงทั่วไป; กลุ่มผู้หญิง kadınlar 婦女們（尤指女眷） жінки, жіноцтво مستورات giới nữ 妇女们（尤指女眷）
Round shoulders had Jo, big hands and feet, a flyaway look to her clothes, and the uncomfortable appearance of a girl who was rapidly shooting up into a woman and didn't like it.
She was not elegantly dressed, but a noble-looking woman. and the girls thought the gray cloak and unfashionable bonnet covered the most splendid mother in the world.
He was like a pregnant woman. only that the thing inside him was not a baby but a youth.
Some were amusing, some almost beautiful, and one, a woman all drawn out of shape, hurt the old man by her grotesqueness.
Since a woman is the first to receive a human person and she is so wired into the human person and his needs, she processes the world through that lens of motherhood," she says.
I never was a woman member," she told one reporter.
Although parasite density is highest in nonimmune women during their first pregnancy, even a previously immune woman can become more susceptible to malaria infection during pregnancy (7).
This was reflected in contemporary fiction that frequently portrayed marriages destroyed due to female dedication to the violin, or men falling victim to the music of the cynical woman violinist.
In The Story of Ruth: Twelve Moments in Every Woman 's Life (Eerdmans) Chittister uses the biblical tale of Ruth as a template to reflect on a dozen critical moments or turning points in the life and spiritual odyssey of every woman .
Several studies confirm that, as evolutionary theory would predict, men are more distressed by a woman 's sexual infidelity (a threat to paternal certainty) and women by a man's emotional attachment to another woman (a threat to resources).
As the Renaissance master misogynist, Du Pont belabors his vitriolic perspective and attack on woman in a work that is remarkable for its unabated nastiness and its sheer length - three books covering over four hundred large folio pages in the 1534 Toulouse first edition.
These women, like the first woman whom Jesus healed, had ministered to him (15:40-41), and like the "unclean" woman. had followed after him.