Women Female ˈwʊmən Doctor I Person Man Noun

• men, women and children
• a 24-year-old woman
• i prefer to see a woman doctor.
• women drivers

woman

1. an adult female human
• men, women and children
• a 24-year-old woman
• I prefer to see a woman doctor.
• women drivers
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
• My daughter prefers to see a woman doctor.
• They have a male nanny for their kids.
• a female racing driver
• Everyone needs to feel he is loved.
• Does everybody know what they want?
• Somebody’s left their coat here.
• I hope nobody’s forgotten to bring their passport with them.
• Everyone knows what’s best for him- or herself.
• If in doubt, ask your doctor. He/she can give you more information.
• A baby cries when he or she is tired
• Babies cry when they are tired.
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 lover has been unfaithful
9. with a lot of force or energy
• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.
10. to marry a woman after having had a sexual relationship with her
11. an average or ordinary person, either male or female
• Politicians often don't understand the views of the man in the street.
12. a man/woman who likes the same things or has the same opinions as you
13. a person with many skills
14. a rich and powerful man or woman
15. a person with a lot of experience of life, who is not easily surprised or shocked

Extra Examples

• Jean Menkes plays the president’s wife and Fiona Handley plays the other woman.
• Older women often have difficulty conceiving.
• She was the ‘other woman’ in this family drama= the one the husband was having an affair with.
• 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.
• Two elderly women were sat at the next table.

Word Origin

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