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woman

wo·man

UK/ˈwɵmən/ US/ˈwʊmən/ very common

noun

1.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

  • “the woman kept house while the man hunted”
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2.

women as a class

  • “it”
  • “;”
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3.
4.

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”
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Origin

From Middle English womman, from earlier wimman, wifman, from Old English wīfmann (“woman”, literally “female person”), a compound of wīf (“woman, female”, whence English wife) + mann (“person, human being”, whence English man).

Phrases

  • a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle
  • a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle
  • battered woman syndrome
  • behind every great man is a great woman
  • behind every great man there stands a woman
  • behind every successful man there stands a woman
  • black woman
  • bottom woman
  • fair sex
  • weaker vessel
  • woman up

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