woman of the world: see world. a British weekly magazine for women, especially popular with married women who have families. battered woman syndrome woman suffrage Woman's Christian Temperance Union
women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"
{i} adult female; female human being; female spouse (Informal); collective womankind; female person who plays an important part in the life of a specific notorious man; girlfriend, female lover (Informal)
an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man; "he was faithful to his woman