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Woman Female Women's ˈwʊmən Beautiful Young Person Man

Word3 woman
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈwʊmən/ /ˈwʊmən/
Example
  • a beautiful young woman
  • a 24-year-old woman
  • married/single women
  • men, women and children
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woman

(noun)/ˈwʊmən/ /ˈwʊmən/
  1. an adult female human
    • a beautiful young woman
    • a 24-year-old woman
    • married/single women
    • men, women and children
    • I prefer to see a woman doctor.
    • a women's group/movement

    Extra Examples

    • Older women often have difficulty conceiving.
    • The freedom to wear trousers became a symbol of women's liberation.
    • The little girl she remembered was now a grown woman.
    • The thief tricked his way into an elderly woman's home.
    • There were important changes in the position of women in society.
    • We want to change the way women are depicted in the media.
    • Women are limited to the more poorly paid jobs.
    • Women are reduced to merely playing a passive role.
    • a United Nations report on violence against women
    • a hostel for battered women
    • a professor of women's studies
    • highly educated women who are successful in business
    • Alcohol affects men and women differently.
    • The drug carries a warning against use by pregnant women.
    • There are many professional opportunities for young women today.
    • Two elderly women were sat at the next table.
    • She plays for the women's team.
    • He is always surrounded by expensive cars and beautiful women.
    • Among the middle-aged women, a large family size was associated with reductions in educational attainment.
    • She worked for women's rights.
  2. female humans in general
    • She's all woman! (= has qualities that are typical of women)
  3. a woman who comes from the place mentioned or whose job or interest is connected with the thing mentioned
    • an Englishwoman
    • a businesswoman
    • a Congresswoman
    • a horsewoman
  4. a female worker, especially one who works with her hands
    • We used to have a woman to do the cleaning.
  5. a rude way of addressing a female person in an angry or important way
    • Be quiet, woman!
  6. a wife or sexual partner
    • SEE ALSO fallen woman
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fallen-woman
    • He's got a new woman in his life.
  7. to act or think independently, not following others or being ordered
    • Working for herself meant that she could be her own woman.
  8. used to refer to somebody, usually a woman, who has reacted very angrily to something, especially the fact that her husband or partner has been unfaithful
  9. with a lot of force or energy
    • She flew out of the room like a woman possessed.
  10. to marry a woman after having had a sexual relationship with her, especially if she is pregnant
  11. a man/woman who likes the same things or has the same opinions as you
  12. an average or ordinary person, either male or female
    • Politicians often don't understand the views of the man in the street.
    • What really matters to the man and woman in the street?
  13. a person with many skills
  14. a man/woman who understands and supports ordinary people
    • She wanted to seem like a woman of the people.
  15. a rich and powerful man or woman
  16. a person with a lot of experience of life, who is not easily surprised or shocked
  17. Word Origin

    • Old English wīfmon, -man (see wife, man), a formation peculiar to English, the ancient word being wife.
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