woman in WordNet English dictionary

1. an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
   "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
   woman  adult female 
   
2. a human female employed to do housework
   "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"
   charwoman  char  cleaning woman  cleaning lady  woman 
   
3. women as a class
   "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on the veranda"
   womanhood  woman  fair sex 
   
4. 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"
   woman