plural women
ˈwi-mən 
1
a
: an adult female person
b
: a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation)
—usually used in combination
councilwoman
2
3
: distinctively feminine nature : womanliness
4
: a woman who is a servant or personal attendant
5
6
: a woman who is extremely fond of or devoted to something specified
I'm a chocolate woman through and through, but one bite of West's banana pudding cupcake and I was sold.—
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woman
adjective
Examples of woman in a Sentence
She grew up to become a confident and beautiful woman.
She is a grown woman.
The store sells shoes for both men and women.
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Archies Arch Support Flip Flops $40 at Amazon The Archies flip flops are made for both men and women with every size from a women’s 4 to a men’s 15.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
But, the shooting victim and woman had split up by that point.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
With today's vote in the Senate, Texas will lay the foundation for protecting women's spaces and opportunities.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
How anti-trans laws are evolving Republicans have become more explicit in trying to create legal distinctions between men and women based on their characteristics at birth — in the name of protecting women’s-only spaces or defining what a woman is.
—Orion Rummler, Them., 28 May 2025
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
But, the shooting victim and woman had split up by that point.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
With today's vote in the Senate, Texas will lay the foundation for protecting women's spaces and opportunities.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
How anti-trans laws are evolving Republicans have become more explicit in trying to create legal distinctions between men and women based on their characteristics at birth — in the name of protecting women’s-only spaces or defining what a woman is.
—Orion Rummler, Them., 28 May 2025
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“Woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woman. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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