Webster's English Dictionary

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woman

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  1. female                
 
1. wom.an \'wu.m-*n\ \'wim-*n\ n or wom.en [ME, fr. OE wi-fman, fr. wi-f 
   woman, wife + man human b] pl eing, man 1: an adult female person  2: 
   WOMANKIND  3: distinctively feminine nature : WOMANLINESS  4: a female 
   servant or personal attendant  5: MISTRESS 
2. woman aj 1: of, belonging to, or characteristic of a woman : WOMANLY  2: 
   FEMALE {~ doctor}