单词 | woman |
释义 | woman (once / 9 pages) n When a little girl grows up, she becomes a woman, otherwise known as an adult female. When you're talking about a woman, you're talking about a girl who's all grown up. Just as man sometimes refers to all people or all men, woman can refer to all women, as in "What's next for today's woman?" You could say you're "hiring a woman" (meaning a cleaning woman), and sometimes a man will talk about "his woman" (meaning his wife) — but most women would agree that those terms are kind of outdated and offensive. WORD FAMILYwoman: forewoman, womanhood, womanise, womanish, womanize, womanlike, womanly, women+/forewoman: forewomen/womanise: womanised, womaniser/womanish: womanishly, womanishness/womanize: womanized, womanizer, womanizes, womanizing/womanizer: womanizers/womanliness: womanlinesses/womanly: unwomanly, womanliness USAGE EXAMPLESReports said 1,500 policemen and women were deployed. BBC(Jan 03, 2017) Italian state RAI radio said migrants were protesting the alleged delay in medical assistance for a 25-year-old woman from Ivory Coast. Seattle Times(Jan 03, 2017) Researchers photographed 210 kitchens to see whether countertop food reflects the weight of women in each home. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) 1n an adult female person (as opposed to a man) the woman kept house while the man hunted Syn|Ant|Exp|Hypo|Hyper adult female adult male, man an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) Eve (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden Io(Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer JudithJewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes Bathsheba(Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC) Eva Braunthe German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945) Catherine of Aragonfirst wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536) Delilah(Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength Anne Hathawaywife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623) Mary Ludwig Hays McCauleyheroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1832) Rachel(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin Rebecca(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau Ruththe great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament Sarah(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac Wallis Warfield SimpsonUnited States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication Black woman a woman who is Black white womana woman who is White amazon, viragoa large strong and aggressive woman maenad(Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus bachelor girl, bachelorettea young unmarried woman who lives alone baggagea worthless or immoral woman ball-breaker, ball-bustera demanding woman who destroys men's confidence B-girl, bar girla woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers bas bleu, bluestockinga woman having literary or intellectual interests bridesmaid, maid of honoran unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding broadslang term for a woman cata spiteful woman gossip Cinderellaa woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition coquette, flirt, minx, tease, vamp, vampera seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men dame, gentlewoman, lady, ma'am, madama woman of refinement deb, debutantea young woman making her debut into society divorcee, grass widowa divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband ex, ex-wifea woman who was formerly a particular man's wife dominatrixa dominating woman (especially one who plays that role in a sadomasochistic sexual relationship) donnaan Italian woman of rank Delilah, enchantress, femme fatale, siren, temptressa woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive eyefula strikingly beautiful woman geisha, geisha girla Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young womana young woman girla friendly informal reference to a grown woman girl, girlfriend, lady frienda girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved girlfriendany female friend gold diggera woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement gravidaa pregnant woman heroinea woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds inamorataa woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship jezebela shameless impudent scheming woman jilta woman who jilts a lover ladya polite name for any woman maenadan unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman materfamilias, matriarcha female head of a family or tribe matriarcha feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons) matrona woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution mestizaa woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) fancy woman, kept woman, mistressan adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man mother figurea woman who evokes the feelings usually reserved for a mother nanny, nurse, nursemaida woman who is the custodian of children nullipara(obstetrics) a woman who has never give birth to a child houri, nympha voluptuously beautiful young woman nympheta sexually attractive young woman old womana woman who is old shiksa, shiksea derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women beauty, dish, knockout, looker, lulu, mantrap, peach, ravisher, smasher, stunner, sweethearta very attractive or seductive looking woman sylpha slender graceful young woman unmarried womana woman who is not married vestala chaste woman Waca member of the Women's Army Corps Wavea member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch widow, widow womana woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried married woman, wifea married woman; a man's partner in marriage wonder womana woman who can be a successful wife and have a professional career at the same time babe, baby, sister(slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women battle-ax, battle-axea sharp-tongued domineering wife beguma Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan beldam, beldamea woman of advanced age bellea young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals bimboa young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men call girla female prostitute who can be hired by telephone camp followera prostitute who provides service to military personnel chachka, tchotchke, tchotchkeleh, tsatske, tshatshke(Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman chita dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect colleenan Irish girl comfort woman, ianfua woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramoura woman who cohabits with an important man crown princessthe wife of a crown prince bird, chick, dame, doll, skirt, wenchinformal terms for a (young) woman demimondainea woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society dowagera widow holding property received from her deceased husband dry nursea nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant first ladythe wife of a chief executive flappera young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress galalliterative term for girl (or woman) gaminea girl of impish appeal Gibson girlthe idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C. D. Gibson golf widowa wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf grande damea middle-aged or elderly woman who is stylish and highly respected grannyan old woman beldam, beldame, crone, hag, witchan ugly evil-looking old woman honest womana wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time) homemaker, housewife, lady of the house, woman of the housea wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income jeune fille, lass, lassie, young girla girl or young woman who is unmarried madametitle used for a married Frenchwoman maid, maidenan unmarried girl (especially a virgin) marchionessthe wife or widow of a marquis matrona married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified mayoressthe wife of a mayor May queen, queen of the Maythe girl chosen queen of a May Day festival mill-girla girl who works in a mill missis, missusinformal term of address for someone's wife mothera term of address for an elderly woman old ladyyour own wife party girlan attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men peria beautiful and graceful girl gravida I, primigravida(obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time ring girla young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fights rosebud(a literary reference to) a pretty young girl gravida II, secundigravidaa woman who is pregnant for the second time sex bomb, sex kitten, sexpota young woman who is thought to have sex appeal sheika, sheikhathe wife of a sheik shop girla young female shop assistant signoraan Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name signorinaan Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to `Miss', it is either used alone or before a name soubrettea pert or flirtatious young girl old maid, spinsteran elderly unmarried woman sweater girla girl with an attractive bust who wears tight sweaters gravida III, tertigravidaa woman who is pregnant for the third time hoyden, romp, tomboya girl who behaves in a boyish manner trophy wifea wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man ux., uxor(legal terminology) the Latin word for wife valley girla girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley vicereinewife of a viceroy viscountessa wife or widow of a viscount war widowa woman whose husband has died in war amah, wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnursea woman hired to suckle a child of someone else working girla young woman who is employed adult, grownup a fully developed person from maturity onward female, female persona person who belongs to the sex that can have babies 2n women as a class woman is the glory of creation Syn|Hyper fair sex, womanhood class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum people having the same social, economic, or educational status 3n a human female employed to do housework I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write Syn|Hyper char, charwoman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman cleaner someone whose occupation is cleaning 4n 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 Ant|Hyper man a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman female, female person a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies |
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