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woman
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of WOMAN
1
an adult female human being <the first woman to become governor of the state>
2
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship <eventually she found out that her husband had a woman in the city and that she was the real reason for all of those “late nights at the office”>
Related Words lover, paramour; courtesan, demimondaine, demirep, odalisque; harlot, prostitute, strumpet, whore; girlfriend
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chiefly dialect the female partner in a marriage <along the American frontier it was not uncommon to encounter a mountain man traveling with his Native American woman in tow>
Synonyms helpmate, helpmeet, lady, little woman, madam, missus (or missis), Mrs., old lady, wifey, woman [chiefly dialect]
Related Words bride; better half, companion, consort, mate, partner, significant other, soul mate, spouse; dowager, matron; hausfrau, homemaker, housekeeper, housewife, stay-at-home; widow
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