syn: woman, female, lady are nouns referring to adult human beings who are biologically female, that is, capable of bearing offspring. woman is the general, neutral term: a wealthy woman.
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The meaning of WOMAN is an adult female person. How to use woman in a sentence.
If you say that a woman is, for example, a Harvard woman, you mean that she went to that university.
Woman (noun): The female sex, collectively. The term "woman" is a fundamental word in the English language, encompassing biological, social, and cultural dimensions.
WOMAN definition: an adult female person. See examples of woman used in a sentence.
woman, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
