madwoman

English

Etymology

mad + woman

Noun

madwoman (plural madwomen; masculine madman)

1. A woman who is insane.
2. one who appears to be or may be insane

Quotations

• 1852–53: ... but there seemed to be no reality in the whole scene except poor little Miss Flite, the madwoman, standing on a bench and nodding at it. — Charles Dickens, Bleak House,

Translations

• French: folle (fr) f.
• German: Irre f., Wahnsinnige f.
• Italian: matta (it) f., pazza (it) f.