WOMAN

n. 1 female, lady; girl Elvira was the first woman to be elected to the board 2 wife, spouse, bride, lady-love, sweetheart, lady, girl, girlfriend, mistress, concubine, mate, helpmeet, helpmate, partner, Colloq sweetie, better half, little woman, the missis or missus, old lady or woman, ball and chain, Slang trouble and strife In this scene, Porgy tells Bess that she is his woman, now and forever 3 lass, maid, maiden, miss, lassie, Slang gal, dame, bird, skirt, chick, bit of fluff, broad, piece (of work), number, baggage, moll, popsy The soldiers went into town to try to find some women for an evening's entertainment 4 domestic, housekeeper, maid, cleaning woman or lady, maidservant, chambermaid, handmaiden, abigail, lady-in-waiting, Brit charwoman, Colloq Brit char, daily They have a woman who comes in every other day