Woman - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈwʊmən|  American pronunciation of the word woman
Brit.  |ˈwʊmən|  British pronunciation of the word woman

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 (syn: char, charwoman)
I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write
- women as a class (syn: womanhood)
it's an insult to American womanhood
woman is the glory of creation

Extra examples

She was a shy and awkward girl who grew up to become a confident and beautiful woman.

She is a grown woman.

The store sells shoes for both men and women.

Do they have a cleaning woman?

There is little of the woman in her.

I was talking to a woman I met on the flight.

When a woman is pregnant, the levels of hormones in her body change.

Ireland's first woman president

A woman's work is never done (=used to say that women have a lot to do).

Did he bring his new woman with him?

I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write

We admired the courage of the young woman.

Today though, once experience shows on a woman's face, she's through.

She won the election, becoming the first woman to be President of the nation.

It might interest you to know that the woman in this photograph is your great-grandmother.

Word forms

noun
singular: woman
plural: women
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