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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>
Synonyms female, lady, skirt [slang]
Related Words dame, gentlewoman; madam, madame, senora (or señora); babe [slang], beauty, belle, chick [slang], damsel, doll, gal, girl, ingenue (or ingénue), lass, lassie, mademoiselle, maid, maiden, miss, senorita (or señorita)
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>
Synonyms concubine, doxy (also doxie), other woman, woman
3
a female romantic companion <wanted to give his woman all the finer things in life>
4
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]
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