noun (plural women)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīfman, from wīf woman, wife + man human being, man Date: before 12th century
1. an adult female person, a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation), womankind , distinctively feminine nature ; womanliness, a woman who is a servant or personal attendant,
5. wife , mistress , girlfriend 2, woman adjective womanless adjective