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 Homicide detectives responded to the scene and were investigating the woman’s death as a homicide. — Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 His father sold women’s clothing and had a gambling problem, and his mother was a homemaker. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 An estimated 20,000 people gathered to watch the hanging of Rainey Bethea, a Black man who confessed to the rape and murder of a 70-year-old White woman, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Consumers will find seasonal standouts like the Ugg women’s Goldenstar Evelina Clogs, women’s Classic Ultra Mini Western Embroidered Boots and women’s Nikia Crochet Fluff Zip-Up Jacket. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 15 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
  • The drunkest of the three drunk ladies gives the historical cannon a kick, then does some comical hopping around, indicating, Ouch, my foot.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The lady handling the cart would flip them on a griddle, perfectly crisping them on each side, before sliding them onto a plate.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Police also picked up his girlfriend, actor Lekha Washington, and his cousin Zayn Marie Khan.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • With her immense popularity, Swift has drawn more viewers to the sport, and the NFL is trying to replicate that success with other star players’ wives and girlfriends.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of girlfriend
Noun
  • In Oxford, Archer met Mary Weeden, a chemistry student who became his wife in 1966.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Murdaugh, a once-rich and imposing heir to a Southern legal dynasty, is scheduled to stand trial again in April on two murder charges in the June 2021 shooting deaths of his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, at their home in Colleton County.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of wife
Noun
  • An anthology of new plays by female-identifying writers, Women+ on the Edge of Democracy was commissioned by the Flynn—a center for performing arts in Burlington, Vermont—in partnership with the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
    — Carey Purcell, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Despite most of the country supporting the separation of biological males and females in sports, the vocal minority can be vicious.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of female
Noun
  • Such laws would require third-party audits of social media algorithms to identify any harmful patterns, such as serving eating-disorder content to young girls more than to other groups.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Two identical 64-year-old twins, both mid-sized, appeared alongside a zany mix of punky, straight and mid-size girls.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
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“Woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woman. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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