woman

Meanings

Noun

• an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
  • "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
• 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"
• a human female employed to do housework
  • "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"
• women as a class
  • "it's an insult to American womanhood"
  • "woman is the glory of creation"

Synonyms

adult female, char, charwoman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman, fair sex, womanhood

Antonyms

man