Kilo Lingo

woman

/ˈwʊmən/

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Translation

An adult female person.

Word origin

From Old English wifman, which joined wif (woman) and man (person).

Origin
Old English
Root
wifman

Grammar

Gender
Pluralwomen

Examples

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"Woman" means one adult female person.

Three .

"Women" is the plural of "woman", meaning more than one.

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Here "woman" describes an adult female person.

"Woman" means an adult female person. Take care with the spelling: one woman, but two or more women, with the middle letter changing from "a" to "e" in the plural.

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This word is part of lesson 5.