Woman | Mean of woman in English Dictionary

/ˈwʊmən/

• Noun
• an adult female human being
1. She was a shy and awkward girl who grew up to become a confident and beautiful woman.
2. She is a grown woman.
3. The store sells shoes for both men and women.
4. women's basketball
5. a survey of women doctors
6. They hired a woman lawyer.
7. the town's first woman mayor
• a woman who has a specified job or position
1. Do they have a cleaning woman?
2. She was named the committee chairwoman.
3. We asked the saleswoman for assistance.
• all women thought of as a group
1. a celebration of woman [=women]

• a female servant (such as a maid)
1. My woman will bring your dinner.
• the girlfriend, wife, or lover of a man
1. Is there a new woman in your life?
• a woman who comes from or lives in a specified town, city, etc.
1. One of the accident victims has been identified as a Boston woman.
• a woman who likes something very much or who is known for some activity or interest
1. I'm strictly a chocolate ice cream woman. [=I'm a woman who likes chocolate ice cream]