woman


Definition: Meaning of, woman in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈwʊmən /

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  1. female person [countable] an adult female person
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  2. any woman [singular] formal women in general
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  3. businesswoman/spokeswoman etc a woman who has a particular kind of job
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  4. another woman/the other woman informal a woman that a man is having a sexual relationship with, even though he is married to someone else
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  5. be your own woman to make your own decisions and be in charge of your own life, without depending on anyone else
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  6. partner [singular] spoken a word meaning a wife or girlfriend, which many women find offensive
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  7. form of address old-fashioned not polite a rude way of speaking to a woman when you are angry, annoyed etc
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  8. servant [countable] a female servant or person who does cleaning work for you in your house [↪  cleaner, daily help]
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Woman


Definition: Meaning of, Woman in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈwʊmən /

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[trademark]
  1. a British weekly magazine for women, especially popular with married women who have families
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Woman used in phrases

  • Black woman (noun)
    1. a woman who is Black
  • Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, The
    1. a character in a NURSERY RHYME (= old song or poem for children), which starts:There was an old woman who lived in a shoe,/Who had so many children she didn't know what to do /...
  • Woman's Hour
    1. a British radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio, which has news, INTERVIEW s, and discussions on subjects considered to be of special interest to women
  • Woman's Own
    1. a British weekly magazine for women, especially popular with married women who have families
  • bionic woman (noun)
    1. a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices
  • career woman (noun)
    1. a woman whose career is very important to her, so that she may not want to get married or have children
  • cleaning woman (noun)
    1. a human female employed to do housework
  • comfort woman (noun)
    1. a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II
  • disagreeable woman (noun)
    1. a woman who is an unpleasant person
  • enlisted woman (noun)
    1. a female enlisted person in the armed forces
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