womman

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English wiman, wimman, wīfmann (woman; female servant, literally female person; female human being), equivalent to wyf (woman, wife) +‎ man (man, person).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwuman/, /ˈwivman/, /ˈwiman/

Noun

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womman (plural wommen)

  1. A female adult person; a woman.
  2. The female sex in general.
  3. The state of being a woman; womanhood.
    • South English Legendary: St. Lucy
      hire to wommane brouȝte
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Descendants

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  • English: woman
    • Antigua and Barbuda Creole English: uman
    • Aukan: uman
    • Jamaican Creole: ooman
    • Krio: uman
    • Sranan Tongo: uma; oema (superseded)
    • Torres Strait Creole: oman
    • Japanese: ウーマン (ūman)
    • Korean: 우먼 (umeon)
    • Volapük: vom
  • English: -woman
  • Scots: woman, weman

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