1. An adult human female
   "The study focused on health issues affecting womans";
   - adult female
    
2. Women as a class
   "woman is the glory of creation";
   - womanhood, fair sex [archaic]
    
3. A female person who plays a significant role (wife, mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man
   "he was faithful to his woman"
    
4. A woman who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
   "The military woman was promoted to sergeant after years of dedicated service";
   - servicewoman, military woman

Derived forms: women

Type of: adult, class, disagreeable person, female, female person, grownup, military personnel, servicewoman, social class, socio-economic class, stratum, unpleasant person

Antonym: man

Part of: womankind, womenkind

Encyclopedia: Woman, Thou Art Loosed