an adult female person (as opposed to a man); the woman kept house while the man hunted

[ Syn: adult female , adult female ]

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'

a human female employed to do housework; the char will clean the carpet; I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write

[ Syn: charwoman , char , cleaning woman , cleaning lady ]

women as a class; its an insult to American womanhood; woman is the glory of creation; the fair sex gathered on the veranda

[ Syn: womanhood , fair sex ]