Noun
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women as a class
"it's an insult to American womanhood"
"woman is the glory of creation"
"the fair sex gathered on the veranda"
- fair sex -
a human female employed to do housework
"the char will clean the carpet"
"I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"
- cleaning woman - cleaning lady -
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"
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an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
"the woman kept house while the man hunted"
- adult female