WOMAN

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