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womanUK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwʊmən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwʊmən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wŏŏm′ən)
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woman
- lady used as a noun You usually refer to an adult female person as a woman /^wʊmən/. His mother was a tall, dark-haired . The plural of woman is There were men and working in the fields. You can use lady as a polite way of referring to a woman, especially if the woman is present. We had a visit from an American lady. There is a here who wants to speak to you. Be careful It is almost always better to refer to someone as an old lady or an elderly lady, rather than an ‘old woman’. I helped an old lady to carry her shopping. She is an living on her own. If you are addressing a group of women, you call them ladies, not ‘women’. Ladies, could I have your attention, please? Good evening, and gentlemen. ‘woman’ and ‘women’ used as modifiers Woman is sometimes used in front of other nouns. She said that she would prefer to see a woman doctor. You use women in front of plural nouns, not ‘woman’. can get cheaper car insurance. Be careful Normally, you just refer to a female doctor, writer etc as a doctor or a writer. Only use woman doctor, woman writer etc if it is necessary to make it clear that you are referring to a woman. ➜ See female - feminine 'woman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
a
- alone
- another
- bag
- bid
- breast
- bust
- can
- chair
- confidant
- conscious
- dead
- die
- female
- glad
- hair
- her
- high
- lady
- last
- make
- mean
- no
- old
- opposite
- people
- present
- purse
- scarce
- sit
- so
- such
- that
- the
- very
- wallet
- well
- whoever
- widow
- wish
- with
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