Definition of: woman

(wm′ən) noun plural wom·en (wim′in)
1. An adult human female.
2. The female part of the human race; women collectively.
3. Womanly character; femininity: usually with the.
4. As applied to a man, one who is effeminate, timid, or weak.
5. A female attendant or servant.
6. A paramour or kept mistress.
7. Colloq. A wife.
—adjective
1. Feminine; characteristic of women.
2. Female: when used with a plural noun, usually women: women students.
3. Affecting or pertaining to women.
—v.t. Obs. To play the part of a woman in or in reference to. [OE wifmann <wif a wife + mann a human being]