WOMAN

Woman

A woman, pl: women is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent. However, the term woman is also sometimes used to identify a female human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as "Women's rights". Women are typically capable of giving birth from puberty onwards, though older women who have gone through menopause and some intersex women cannot. Throughout history women have assumed various social roles in occupation. In some cultures, a majority of women have adopted specific appearances, such as wearing long hair.

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woman

Noun

  1. An adult female human.
  2. All females collectively; womankind.
  3. A wife (or sometimes a fiancee or girlfriend).
  4. A female who is extremely fond of or devoted to a specified type of thing.
  5. A female attendant or servant.

Verb

  1. To staff with female labor.
  2. To make effeminate or womanish.
  3. To furnish with, or unite to, a woman.
    To have him see me woman'd. — Shakespeare.


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