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Antonyms for laywoman
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ley-woo m-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪˌwʊm ən |
Definition of laywoman
Origin :- 1520s, from lay (adj.) + woman; probably modeled on layman.
- As in nonprofessional : noun layperson
- But when you speak of man acting as a unit he is a layman, but you never say a laywoman.
- Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 7. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
- It was reasonable to suppose that a laywoman would not succeed where physicians had failed.
- Extract from : « The Sex Side of Life » by Mary Dennett
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