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woman

The correct spelling is woman.

How to pronounce woman

/ˈwʊmɘn/
noun

IPA: /ˈwʊmɘn/

Say it like: Wom-an

The correct spelling is woman. An adult female human.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An adult female human.
  2. 2.(collective) All females collectively; womankind.
  3. 3.A female person, usually an adult; a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
  4. 4.A wife (or sometimes a fiancée or girlfriend).
  5. 5.A female who is extremely fond of or devoted to a specified type of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)

verb

  1. 1.To staff with female labor.
  2. 2.To make effeminate or womanish.
  3. 3.To furnish with, or unite to, a woman.
  4. 4.To call (a person) "woman" in a disrespectful fashion.

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