Antonyms for woman
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : woo m-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwʊm ən |
Definition of woman
Origin :- late Old English wimman (plural wimmen), literally "woman-man," alteration of wifman (plural wifmen), a compound of wif "woman" (see wife) + man "human being" (in Old English used in reference to both sexes; see man (n.)). Cf. Dutch vrouwmens "wife," literally "woman-man."
- The formation is peculiar to English and Dutch. Replaced older Old English wif and quean as the word for "female human being." The pronunciation of the singular altered in Middle English by the rounding influence of -w-; the plural retains the original vowel. Meaning "wife," now largely restricted to U.S. dialectal use, is attested from mid-15c. Women's liberation is attested from 1966; women's rights is from 1840, with an isolated example in 1630s.
- noun female human
- If that man was a woman he'd be a warm neighbourhood gossip.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- No woman was allowed to enter Olympia, during the celebration of the games.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Yea, like a woman, who deems a man safest when he is a tailor, or a perfumer.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- It had been all the same to Mrs. Bines for as many years as a woman of fifty can remember.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Some other men and a woman were scanning the hoisting machinery with superior looks.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- But does the woman who sells herself to but one enjoy life any more?
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Only don't let the first woman that comes ridin' herd get her iron on you.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- She was not a woman in the habit of reasoning, and had no conception of the difficulties in his way.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Now tell me just what you expect a woman in my position to do.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- The woman ancestor kitchen-gardened, spun, wove, and nourished the poultry.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
Synonyms for woman
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