woman

woman
wom|an
W1S1 [ˈwumən] n plural women [ˈwımın]
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1¦(female person)¦
2¦(any woman)¦
3 businesswoman/spokeswoman etc
4 another woman/the other woman
5 be your own woman
6¦(partner)¦
7¦(form of address)¦
8¦(servant)¦
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[: Old English; Origin: wifman, from wif ( WIFE) + man 'person']
1.) ¦(FEMALE PERSON)¦
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.
woman priest/doctor etc
(=a priest etc who is a woman)
▪ Ireland's first woman president
▪ women artists
2.) ¦(ANY WOMAN)¦ [singular] formal
women in general
▪ A woman's work is never done (=used to say that women have a lot to do) .
3.) businesswoman/spokeswoman etc
a woman who has a particular kind of job
▪ Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher
4.) another woman/the other woman informal
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.
5.) be your own woman
to make your own decisions and be in charge of your own life, without depending on anyone else
6.) ¦(PARTNER)¦ [singular]
spoken a word meaning a wife or girlfriend, which many women find offensive
▪ Did he bring his new woman with him?
7.) ¦(FORM OF ADDRESS)¦
old-fashioned not polite a rude way of speaking to a woman when you are angry, annoyed etc
8.) ¦(SERVANT)¦
a female servant or person who does cleaning work for you in your house
→↑cleaner, daily help ↑daily help
→↑old woman,make an honest woman (out) of sb at ↑honest, be a woman of the world at ↑world1 (21)

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