woman

noun

ˈwu̇-mən How to pronounce woman (audio)
Definition of womannext
1
as in lady
an adult female human being the first woman to become governor of the state

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2
as in girlfriend
a female romantic companion wanted to give his woman all the finer things in life

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3
as in wife
chiefly dialect a female partner in a marriage treated his woman to dinner at a five-star restaurant for their fifteenth wedding anniversary

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Recent Examples of woman Santa Ana Police shared a disturbing surveillance camera recording on social media Wednesday that appears to show a woman deliberately running over and killing a 9-month-old puppy. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Some churches have rightly been accused of being partisan, hypocritical and discriminatory toward women and minorities. — John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 This led the journal Science to plan a special issue dedicated to women’s health, published Thursday. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026 The Subaru was driving west on Highway 50 by a 64-year-old Dayton, Nevada, woman. — Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for woman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woman
  1. lady
  2. girlfriend
  3. wife
  4. female
  5. girl
Noun
  • Basner arrived there from a five-year stint selling ladies knitted sweaters.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026
  • If warm and dry conditions persist into fall, cool-season pests like rodents, Asian lady beetles, and boxelder bugs may show up later than normal.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of lady
Noun
  • The allegations against Ross in the affidavit appear to align with claims his ex-girlfriend shared earlier this week.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Last week, Ross’ former girlfriend publicly accused him on social media of abusing her during their relationship.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of girlfriend
Noun
  • Eddie Redmayne, attending with his wife Hannah, was in designer fan mode.
    — Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • As 2016 neared, Thomas’ bandmates expected to reconvene for a 20th anniversary tour, however he was focused on 2015’s The Great Unknown, largely inspired by wife Marisol’s grueling health battles.
    — Leena Tailor, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of wife
Noun
  • The resulting feature centers on the challenges, joys and intimate journeys of being born with a body outside the physical definitions of male or female, explored through the lives of intersex individuals in India, Brazil and the United States.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Some of the sightings claim a man wearing clothing typical of the 17th or 18th centuries, a man dressed in Confederate attire in the liquor room, a ghost of a former worker Joseph Hardesty and a female who actively disturbs visitors to her home.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of female
Noun
  • Four people, including two teenage girls, were hurt when a Russian drone struck a residential area in northern Ukraine's Chernihiv region on Sunday evening, said Viacheslav Chaus, head of the regional military administration.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But Paulina’s big plans are upended by the arrival at the school of Ericka (Jasmine Amy Rogers), a light-skinned Black girl from America with a Ghanaian father and a white mother back in Ohio.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2026
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“Woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woman. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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