1. adult female, woman

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

Example Sentences:
'the woman kept house while the man hunted'

• adult female

2. woman

a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man

Example Sentences:
'he was faithful to his woman'

3. char, charwoman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman, woman

a human female employed to do housework

Example Sentences:
'the char will clean the carpet'
'I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write'

• char
• charwoman
• cleaning lady
• cleaning woman

4. fair sex, woman, womanhood

women as a class

Example Sentences:
'it's an insult to American womanhood'
'woman is the glory of creation'
'the fair sex gathered on the veranda'

• fair sex
• womanhood