women Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
   woman; adult female.
   
   • the woman kept house while the man hunted
2. noun a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man
   woman.
   
   • he was faithful to his woman
3. noun a human female employed to do housework
   char; cleaning woman; woman; charwoman; cleaning lady.
   
   • the char will clean the carpet
   • I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write
4. noun women as a class
   womanhood; woman; fair sex.
   
   • it's an insult to American womanhood
   • woman is the glory of creation
   • the fair sex gathered on the veranda

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