publican wrote:
Just the kind of stupidity I would expect from you, Porky. A definition that presupposes what it purports to define.
American woman
[ woom-uhn ]
noun
Plural wom·en [wim, -in].
an adult female person.
a female employee or representative:
A woman from the real estate agency called.
Informal.
a wife.
a female lover or sweetheart.
Older Use: Usually Offensive.
A female employee who cleans a house, cooks, etc.; housekeeper.
(in historical use) a female attendant to a lady of rank:
Your woman informed us of your travel plans.
The nature, characteristics, or feelings often attributed to women; womanliness:
He has always loved and admired the woman in her.
women collectively:
Women are no longer subordinate to men.
verb (used with object)
to put into the company of a woman.
to equip or staff with women.
Obsolete. to cause to act or yield like a woman.
adjective
of women; womanly.
female:
a woman plumber.
-woman
A combining form of woman:
chairwoman; forewoman; spokeswoman.