What do the word woman mean?

Answer 1

In Old English the words wer and wyf (also wæpman and wifman) were what was used to refer to "a man" and "a woman" respectively, and "Man" was gender neutral. In Middle English man displaced wer as term for "male human", whilst wyfman (which eventually evolved into woman) was retained for "female human". "Man" does continue to carry its original sense of "Human" however, resulting in an asymmetry sometimes criticized as sexist. [1] (See also Womyn.)

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Answer 2

wom·an (wmn)
n. pl. wom·en (wmn)
1. An adult female human.
2. Women considered as a group; womankind: "Woman feels the invidious distinctions of sex exactly as the black man does those of color" Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
3. An adult female human belonging to a specified occupation, group, nationality, or other category. Often used in combination: an Englishwoman; congresswoman; a saleswoman.
4. Feminine quality or aspect; womanliness.
5. A female servant or subordinate.
6. Informal
a. A wife.
b. A female lover or sweetheart.

Answer 3

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wIfman, from wIf woman, wife + man human being, man
1 a : an adult female person b : a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation) -- usually used in combination
2 : WOMANKIND
3 : distinctively feminine nature : WOMANLINESS
4 : a woman who is a servant or personal attendant

Answer 4

Frailty thy name is woman

Answer 5

Wo(e) to Man is Woman ^o^

Answer 6

It's an abbreviation of "Woe for Man"

Answer 7

a creature that men will hardly understand but someone whom a man can't live w/out...

Answer 8

according to the old testament - it means "of man" hence wo-man. i think. i could stand corrected

Answer 9

Literally it means "Womb-man" -- man with a womb -- capable of giving birth, therefore "Female" of the human species.

Answer 10

Sugar and spice and all things vice.