Earthwoman

See also: earthwoman

English

Etymology

From Earth +‎ -woman.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɜːθˌwʊm.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɝθˌwʊm.ən/

Noun

Earthwoman (plural Earthwomen)

1. (usually science fiction) A female inhabitant of Earth.

   Coordinate terms: Earthgirl, Earthman

   • 1934 September, Frank King Kelly, “Famine on Mars”, in Astounding Stories, volume 14, number 1, page 77:

     One was what had been born in me, what had been inextricably entangled in the structure of the germ cell from which I had been created; the other remembered all the long years on Earth when I, in common with every other Earthman and Earthwoman, had been flexed and shaped by the insistent pounding of the Combine; my brain had been conditioned to believe what it was desired that I should believe, and nothing beyond that.

Hypernyms

• Earther, Earthling, for more see Thesaurus:Earthling

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “Earthwoman”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 48.
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2025), “earthwoman n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Anagrams

• woman hater, woman-hater, womanhater