A woman. Cf. wifie, n. 2. Now chiefly Scottish.
| 单词 | θ43910 |
| 释义 | the world > people > person > woman > [noun] (261) wifeeOE A woman. Cf. wifie, n. 2. Now chiefly Scottish. womaneOE An adult female human being. The counterpart of man (see man, n.1 4.). womanOE Without article; also with capital initial. In abstract or generic sense: women considered collectively; the female sex. In genitive use: womanly… queanOE Originally: a woman, a female. Later: a bold or impudent woman; a hussy; spec. a prostitute. Also in extended use. brideOE A young woman; a maiden. See burd, n. Obsolete. viragoc1000 Woman. (Only as the name given by Adam to Eve, after the Vulgate rendering of Genesis ii. 23.) to wifeOE to wife: as a wife, for a wife, so as to be one's wife. Frequently in to have (also hold) to wife: to have as one's wife, to be the husband of. Now ar… burdc1225 A noblewoman, a lady; the female counterpart of berne (berne, n.). In later use chiefly: a young lady, a maiden. Frequently as a form of address… ladyc1225 Originally: a woman of superior rank or standing in society; a woman whose rank or office is indicated by the title ‘Lady’. In later use more… carlinec1375 A woman, esp. an old one; often implying contempt or disparagement, like carl, n.1 2. stotc1386 As a term of contempt for a woman. Obsolete. marec1387 A woman. Also (quot. 1387 –95): an effeminate man. derogatory. Now chiefly regional. pigsneyc1390 A specially cherished or beloved girl or woman, a sweetheart. Frequently as a term of endearment. In later use also as a term of contempt. Now archaic… fellowa1393 A man, a male person. With modifying word or phrase, as in fine fellow, young fellow, fellow of great spirit, etc. piecec1400 A woman or girl; in later use usually derogatory, with connotation of a woman regarded as a sexual object. Hence in extended use: sexual intercourse. femalea1425 A person of the sex that can bear offspring; a woman or a girl. Simply: a woman or girl. Also occasionally: a wife or mistress. goddessa1450 A woman who is idealized, adored, or worshipped, esp. by a particular admirer. fairc1450 A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; esp. a beautiful or beloved woman; (with possessive pronoun) one's sweetheart. Also in extended use and as a… womankindc1450 As a count noun: a woman or girl. Now rare. fellowessa1500 A female fellow (in various senses). femininea1513 A female person; a woman. Now rare. tega1529 Applied contemptuously to a woman. Obsolete. sister?1532 A female holding a similar position to another person. Esp. as a term used by one monarch of another: a fellow queen. Obsolete. minikinc1540 A young girl or woman (usually as a term of endearment). Also: †a minion, a favourite (obsolete). Now rare. wyec1540 transferred. A woman; a lady. rare. placket1547 An apron or underskirt; (by metonymy) a woman. Now historical. pig's eye1553 = pigsney, n. 1a. Now rare (English regional). hen?1555 A woman; a wife. Now colloquial. ware1558 Applied jocularly to women. (Cf. ‘piece of goods’.) pussy?a1560 Chiefly colloquial. A girl or woman exhibiting characteristics associated with a cat, esp. sweetness or amiability. Frequently used as a pet name… jade1560 A term of reprobation applied to a woman. Also used playfully, like hussy or minx. feme1566 A woman. Cf. femme, n. 1. rare and poetic after 17th cent. gentlewoman1567 More generally: (a respectful term of reference for) a woman. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. Obsolete. mort1567 A girl, a woman. Often with distinguishing word (esp. in earlier use), as gentry (also †kinchin, †strolling, †walking) mort. autem mort: see autem, n. pinnacea1568 A woman; esp. (in early use) a mistress, a prostitute. Obsolete. jug1569 Applied as a common noun to a homely woman, maid-servant, sweetheart, or mistress; or as a term of disparagement. Now rare. rowen1575 An old or mature partridge; = rowen partridge n. at compounds 2. Also in extended use: a woman past her prime (rare). Obsolete. tarleather1575 A term of opprobrium applied to a woman. mumps1576 An old woman. Also used as a form of address or term of mock endearment for a woman. skirt1578 A woman; the skirt, women collectively. a bit of skirt: a woman; esp. an attractive one. Now slang. piga1586 A woman. In early use apparently as a term of endearment (cf. pigsney, n. 1). In later use derogatory (chiefly U.S.): a female prostitute; a… rib?1590 With allusion to the biblical account of the creation of Eve from Adam's rib (Genesis 2:21): a person's wife; (occasionally more generally) a woman… puppy1592 figurative (usually derogatory). A woman, esp. with connotations of sexual promiscuousness. Obsolete. smock1592 Used allusively to denote a woman or womankind. Obsolete. maness1594 Woman as the feminine of man. sloy1596 An opprobrious epithet for a woman. Madonna1602 An Italian woman. Also (in extended use): a loose or flirtatious woman, a prostitute. Obsolete. moll1604 A girl, a woman; esp. a prostitute. Now rare. periwinkle1604 figurative. As a term of affection: a girl or woman. Obsolete. Partlet1607 Originally (more fully Dame Partlet) a name traditionally applied to: a hen. More generally: a hen; (in extended use) a woman. Cf. chanticleer, n. rib of man1609 a woman; (also) women collectively, womankind. womanship?1609 With possessive adjective: a mock title of respect for a woman. Obsolete. modicum1611 humorous. A person of small stature. Occasionally derogatory: a young woman (cf. piece, n. 9b, bit, n.2 7). Obsolete. Gypsy1612 In extended use. A woman with dark skin, eyes, or hair. Obsolete. petticoata1616 figurative. Cf. compounds 2. By metonymy: the wearer of a petticoat; a woman or girl. Frequently derogatory. Now usually attributive, esp. in petti… runniona1616 Used as a general term of abuse, esp. for a woman. birda1627 colloquial (now chiefly British). A young woman; a person's girlfriend. Cf. chick, n.1 3, birdie, n. 1a, birdeen, n. 2. lucky1629 An elderly woman; spec. a grandmother. Also: a woman of any age, esp. a wife or mistress. Frequently in familiar or humorous use. Now rare. she-man1640 In Hebrew or biblical contexts: a woman (see note in etymology). her1646 A female person, a woman. Also: (a woman's or girl's) self. Cf. she, n. 2. lost rib1647 womankind, or a woman, esp. regarded as something a man lacks or seeks. uptails1671 A woman. cow1696 transferred. Applied to a coarse or degraded woman. Also, loosely, any woman, used esp. as a coarse form of address. tittup1696 A woman or girl, spec. one who is bold or impudent. Cf. tit, n.4 2a. Obsolete (regional in later use). cummer17.. A woman, a female; familiarly applied, like ‘fellow’ to a man. With various local specific applications, e.g. young woman, lass, girl, witch… wife1702 Paired with mother in reference to a woman's traditional role within a family. Esp. in wife and mother. she-woman1703 A woman, a female. Now rare (colloquial and somewhat derogatory in later use). person1704 An individual considered to be of low rank, status, or worth. molly1706 A girl, a woman, esp. a lower-class one; (occasionally) a prostitute. Cf. moll, n.2 Now chiefly Irish English. fusby1707 A contemptuous designation applied to women. Also attributive. goody1708 A title of courtesy prefixed to the surname (or occasionally first name) of a woman, usually a married woman of humble social status. Also in… riding hood1718 A woman. Obsolete. rare. birdie1720 A humorous or familiar name for: a girl, a young woman. Cf. bird, n. 13 and birdeen, n. faggot1722 Chiefly Irish English, Scottish, and English regional. derogatory. A woman, esp. one considered to be troublesome, useless, or slatternly… piece of goods1727 (a) a person, usually a woman; (b) (in later use) a person who has an unpleasant character (cf. piece of work n. at phrases 4). woman body1771 a person of the female sex, a woman (typically implying sympathy for the subject). she-male1776 U.S. (originally colloquial and regional). A woman, a female (female, n. 1b). Also: a female animal. biddy1785 A woman, usually with derogatory implication (see quots.). slang. bitch1785 colloquial. In neutral or positive use: a woman, a girl. Also as a form of address. covess1789 A female ‘cove’. gin1790 An Australian Aboriginal woman or wife. Also more generally: any woman or female. pintail1792 colloquial. A person with narrow hips; a woman. Now English regional (south-western) and rare. buer1807 A woman, spec. one of loose character. femme1814 A woman; a wife; spec. (chiefly North American, esp. in the entertainment industry and in journalistic use) a young woman, a girl. Cf. sense B. 1 and… bibi1816 Esp. in South Asia: (a name for) a lady. Judy1819 British slang. A woman, a girl; (also) a wife, girlfriend, or mistress (now somewhat dated). a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823 slang. Women collectively. Esp. in a bit (also bundle) of muslin: a woman. Cf. skirt, n. 1b. Now rare. wifie1823 Chiefly Scottish. A woman, esp. a small woman. Also (often depreciative): a middle-aged or elderly woman, esp. a plain-looking or dowdy one. Cf. wife… craft1829 slang. A woman, a girl. Caribbean in later use. shickster?1834 A woman; esp. a promiscuous woman or prostitute. Cf. shiksa, n. heifer1835 A woman, a girl. depreciative slang. mot1837 A girl, a woman; one's girlfriend, one's wife. tit1837 A girl or young woman, spec. one who is disreputable or promiscuous; (in later use more generally) a woman of any age. Now slang (usually depreciative… Sitt1838 In Arabic-speaking contexts: a woman, a lady. Chiefly used as a title or form of address preceding a name. strap1842 Anglo-Irish. A term of abuse applied to a woman or girl. hay-bag1851 a woman. bint1855 A girl or woman (usually derogatory); girl-friend. popsy1855 A woman, a girl; a female acquaintance; a girlfriend. Also popsy-wopsy. tart1864 figurative. Applied, gen. (originally often endearingly) to a girl or woman; frequently in Australia and New Zealand. Also in Liverpool dialect… woman's woman1868 a woman whose qualities are appreciated by women, a woman who is popular with other women (cf. man's man n. at man, n.1 compounds 3). to deliver the goods1870 colloquial (originally U.S.). to deliver (also come up with, produce) the goods: to do what one has promised to do or what is necessary to meet… chapess1871 A woman or girl; the female counterpart of a chap (see chap, n.3 2a). Dona1874 slang. (in form dona, also donah, doner.) A woman; a sweetheart. girl1878 A woman of any age. ladykind1878 The female sex; women in general; (occasionally) a woman; (also) the female part of a group or party. mivvy1881 derogatory. A woman; esp. the landlady of a lodging house. dudess1883 = dudette, n. dudette1883 A female dude (in various senses of dude, n.). Also (occasionally): the female companion of a dude. dudine1883 = dudette, n. tid1888 A girl; a woman. Cf. tit, n.4 2a. totty1890 slang. A girl or woman, esp. a ‘good-time’ girl. tootsy1895 Also tootsie, tootsey-wootsey, tootsey-wootsey. A woman, a girl; a sweetheart; occasionally applied to a male lover. Frequently as a familiar form… floozy1899 A sexually promiscuous woman; (sometimes) spec. a prostitute. Also a disparaging term for: a (young) woman; (with possessive) a girlfriend, a… dame1902 A girl; a woman. Chiefly U.S. slang. jane1906 A woman, girl, girlfriend. Tom1906 With reference to a woman. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. Originally: a girlfriend, a sweetheart; (later) any girl or woman. Cf. tom-tart n.… frail1908 A woman. bit of stuff1909 transferred and figurative. Predicatively, with epithet, of a person or a horse. Esp. in bit of stuff: now chiefly in slang use, with or without… quim1909 Originally North American. A woman or women, esp. regarded as a means of sexual gratification; cf. pussy, n. 3. Also: an unpleasant or nasty person… babe1911 colloquial (originally U.S.). A lover; a sweetheart. Frequently as a term of endearment. Cf. baby, n. 6a sugar-babe at sugar, n. 2e. broad1914 A woman; spec. a prostitute. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). muff1914 slang (originally U.S.). A woman, a girl, esp. a promiscuous one; a prostitute. manhole1916 slang. A vagina; (also, by extension and frequently derogatory) a woman. number1919 colloquial. A person or thing. A person, esp. a girl or young woman. Frequently with modifying word. Also: spec. a sexual partner. rossie1922 A spirited, outspoken, or independent woman; (also) a hussy. bit1923 A woman or girl (perh. ellipt. for a bit of muslin, etc.: see 4h); cf. piece, n. 4b. slang. man's woman1928 a woman whose qualities are appreciated by men; a woman who is popular with men. scupper1935 figurative. coarse slang. A depreciatory term for a woman, esp. a prostitute. split1935 slang. North American. A girl, a woman. rye mort1936 a lady; in quot. attributive. totsy1938 = totty, n. 2. leg1939 U.S. slang. A woman, esp. one who is attractive or (in later use) promiscuous. Also occasionally in plural. skinny1941 Australian slang. A girl or young woman. rare. Richard1950 British slang. Also with lower-case initial. A young woman. potato1957 Australian slang. A girl or woman. Now rare. scow1960 slang (chiefly U.S.). A disparaging term for a woman. wimmin1975 In feminist use and contexts: women. Cf. womyn, n. womyn1975 In feminist use: women. Also occasionally as singular: a woman. womxn1991 Women. Also occasionally as singular: a woman. Subcategories:— in West Indies (1) — as form of address (12) — as pun (1) — fact or state of being (11) — personality of (1) — womanly qualities or characteristics (25) — making or becoming (4) — loss or deprivation (1) — women's matters (2) — women collectively (39) — ordinary or average woman (2) — as producer of offspring (1) — superwoman (1) — large woman (2) — man-like woman (17) — dominating woman (2) |
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