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Show all entries from Topic: WOMEN| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | wifman, from wif ( WIFE) + man 'person' |
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wom‧an S1 W1 plural women
plural women1 an adult female person : I was talking to a woman I met on the flight. married women a popular women's magazine When a woman is pregnant, the levels of hormones in her body change.
female person
[countable]I was talking to a woman I met on the flight.married womena popular women's magazineWhen a woman is pregnant, the levels of hormones in her body change. woman priest/doctor etc (=a priest etc who is a woman) Ireland's first woman president women artists
Ireland's first woman presidentwomen artists2 women in general : A woman's work is never done (=used to say that women have a lot to do).
any woman
[singular] formalA woman's work is never done (=used to say that women have a lot to do).3 a woman who has a particular kind of job : Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher
businesswoman/spokeswoman etc
BOCongresswoman Ellen Tauscher4 a woman that a man is having a sexual relationship with, even though he is married to someone else : I'm sure he's got another woman.
another woman/the other woman
informalI'm sure he's got another woman.5 to make your own decisions and be in charge of your own life, without depending on anyone else
be your own woman
6 a word meaning a wife or girlfriend, which many women find offensive : Did he bring his new woman with him? ➔ kept woman
partner
[singular] spokenDid he bring his new woman with him?7 a rude way of speaking to a woman when you are angry, annoyed etc
form of address
old-fashioned not polite8 a female servant or person who does cleaning work for you in your house [↪ cleaner, daily help]
servant
[countable]DH ➔ old woman
