Women considered as a group; womankind: "Woman feels the invidious distinctions of sex exactly as the black man does those of color"(Elizabeth Cady Stanton).
An adult female human belonging to a specified occupation, group, nationality, or other category. Often used in combination: an Englishwoman; congresswoman; a saleswoman.
Feminine quality or aspect; womanliness.
A female servant or subordinate.
Informal
A wife.
A female lover or sweetheart. See Usage Notes at lady, man, person.
[Middle English, from Old English wimman, variant of wīfman : wīf, woman; see ghwībh- in Indo-European roots + man, person; see man.] wom'an·less adj.
(wŏŏm'ən) 