1. (noun) woman, adult female
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
"the woman kept house while the man hunted"
2. (noun) woman
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"
3. (noun) charwoman, char, cleaning woman, cleaning lady, 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"
4. (noun) womanhood, woman, fair sex
women as a class
"it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on the veranda"
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