Woman synonyms
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A female insect that lays eggs without impregnation by the male
A female animal or plant
the weaker vessel
Womankind
slave (related)
One who has lost the power of resistance; one who surrenders to something.
man (antonym)
A person, usually male, with duties or skills associated with a specified thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
(Old-fashioned) A woman with reference to the man who is her devoted attendant, lover, etc.
debutante
A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society
Discharge from employment:
A woman joined to another person in marriage; a female spouse.
charlady (British)
A female servant
eternal feminine
Womankind
A housemaid or chambermaid.
charmeuse
A satin-finished silk fabric.
(Slang, US) One's girlfriend, wife or significant other.
The sum of all attributes that convey (are perceived to convey) womanhood.
(Idiomatic, dated, now sometimes offensive) Women collectively.
the world of women
Womankind
the female of the species
Womankind
womanhood (related)
The composite of qualities thought to be appropriate to or representative of women.
Characterized by or possessing qualities traditionally attributed to women, such as demureness.
muliebral
One who has attained maturity or legal age.
circe
(Greek mythology) An enchantress who turned Odysseus' men into pigs.
doña
Used as a courtesy title before the name of a woman in a Spanish-speaking area.
donna
A female given name.
A femme fatale.
feminality
The quality of being feminal; femininity.
femineity
The condition of being feminine; femininity
femme
(Slang) A person, especially a lesbian or a gay man, who exhibits stereotypical feminine traits, often in an exaggerated way.
An alluring and seductive woman, especially one who leads men into compromising and dangerous situations.
frau
A married woman
An actress playing such a role or roles
A person who loves sexually or romantically
milady
(Now chiefly historical or humorous) An English noblewoman or gentlewoman; the form of address to such a person; a lady. [from 18th c.]
mulier
An adult female
The definition of a paramour is a lover or romantic partner.
signora
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
A woman who uses her sexual attractiveness to entice or allure men; a woman who is considered seductive
A woman who practices sorcery; witch
(Informal) A person regarded as generous or lovable.
Vamp is defined as a woman who takes advantage of men after seducing them.
chairman (related)
A person (implied male) presiding over a meeting.
A woman who does general cleaning, as in office buildings
a human female employed to do housework
a human female employed to do housework
adult female
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
(UK) The equivalent title to Sir for a female knight.
A married woman or a widow, especially a mother of dignity, mature age, and established social position.
A female member of the U.S. House of Representatives: usually a form of address
(Archaic) A person, especially a woman, whose occupation is spinning thread.
(Informal) A female sweetheart:
The definition of a chick is a baby bird or is slang for a young woman.
Broad is defined as a slang term used to describe a woman.
fem
An adult female
The definition of a doll is a toy or puppet that looks like a human, or is slang for an attractive or helpful person.
deb
(Law) Abbreviation of debate.
A feeling of devotion or adoration toward God or a god.
One who supervises the cleaning staff of a hospital, hotel, or similar business.
A woman whose work is washing clothes, linens, etc.; laundress
A woman whose work is washing clothes, ironing, etc.; washerwoman
A fish, the European striped wrasse.
serving lady
A female servant
Of or relating to women and girls; female.
A woman who manages a brothel.
Synonym Study
- Lady , originally used specif. of a woman of the upper classes and until recently commonly used in polite or genteel reference to any woman, is now often avoided as a general substitute for woman, except in such formulas as ""ladies and gentlemen.''
- Female , referring specif. to sex, is applied to plants and animals, but is now regarded as a mildly contemptuous equivalent for woman that strong-minded female is here again, except in scientific, technical, or statistical use, as in population tables
- Woman is the standard general term for the adult human being of the sex distinguished from man
Find another word for woman. In this page you can discover 76 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for woman, like: virgin, female, the weaker vessel, old-woman, slave, man, lady, debutante, bird, wife and charlady (British).