English · Word Candidate

woman

/ˈwʊmən/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: women · womans · womaning · womanning

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An adult female human.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Con người nữ đã trưởng thành

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Noun

Examples

the first woman president of Spain

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

All female humans collectively; womankind.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tất cả con người nữ; phụ nữ

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Noun

Examples

THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To staff with female labor.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sử dụng lao động nữ

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Verb

Examples

[…]he should prove, from the testimony of the most experienced seamen, that the vessel was, if not, strictly speaking, sufficiently manned, yet that she was sufficiently manned and womanned. The Gypsey was a vessel of 43 tons burden, and there were on board two able seamen and the Captain’s wife, wh

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To make effeminate or womanish.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

làm cho giống phụ nữ

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Verb

Examples

I have felt so many quirks of joy and grief / That the first face of neither on the start / Can woman me unto't.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “woman” mean?

An adult female human.

Is “woman” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.