American English pronunciation
How to pronounce woman
IPA transcription: ['wʊmən]
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Noun
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an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
“the woman kept house while the man hunted”
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a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man
“he was faithful to his woman”
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a human female employed to do housework
“the char will clean the carpet”
“I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write”
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women as a class
“it's an insult to American womanhood”
“woman is the glory of creation”
“the fair sex gathered on the veranda”
Usage examples
- Woman in a dimly lit room holding a dart
- A woman sitting on the floor eating
- An elderly woman collects recyclable trash.
- A man and woman on a beach, jumping.
- He had come to the town only to find a woman who could interpret his dream.
- A man is standing in front of a woman while eating something.
- A woman on a brown horse jumps of the fuselage of an aging jet aircraft.
- "Fatima is a woman of the desert," said the alchemist.
- That woman stole my purse!
- A woman begins to climb onto her bike.