Meaning & Definition of Woman in English

1. An adult female person (as opposed to a man)

• "The woman kept house while the man hunted"

2. 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"

3. 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"

4. Women as a class

• "It's an insult to american womanhood"

• "Woman is the glory of creation"

• "The fair sex gathered on the veranda"