woman

an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

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"

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"

women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on the veranda"