With specific reference to age: a female person who has reached adulthood, esp. in legal contexts; a female person who is considered mature. Frequently ...

(pl. women. /ˈwɪmən/ ) 1[countable] an adult female human men, women, and children a 24-year-old woman I prefer to see a woman doctor.

7 нояб. 2020 г. · Among the updates to Oxford Dictionaries' definitions is the acknowledgement that a woman can be “a person's wife, girlfriend, or female lover” ...

female · ​. being a woman or a girl · ​. belonging to the sex that can lay eggs or give birth to babies · ​. of women; typical of women; affecting women · ​(biology) ...

an adult female human being: She's a really nice woman. A woman and two men were arrested the day after the explosion.

female · ​. an animal that can lay eggs or give birth to babies; a plant that can produce fruit. One adult female can lay 400 to 500 eggs. Females may mate with ...

A woman who is considered different from previous generations; esp. one who challenges or rejects the traditional roles of wife, mother, or homemaker.

Definition of female noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning ... 2a woman or a girl More females than males are employed in the factory.

10 нояб. 2020 г. · Oxford University Press changed its entry for "woman" in its dictionaries after a petition called the previous definitions "sexist."