Woman can mean an adult female in terms of gender roles or social identity. It refers to women as a group or category in society.
Women often work and care for family.
She supports women's rights at work.
Woman can be used to talk about a female animal, especially in biology or farming. This use is less common.
The lioness is a woman of the pride.
A woman dog is called a bitch.
Sometimes woman means a man’s wife or girlfriend in informal speech. This use is less common and can sound old.
He took his woman to the party.
That woman is very kind to him.
Woman means a grown female, not a child or girl. It shows the age or maturity of the female person.
That woman is older than the girl.
A woman can vote when she is 18.
Sometimes woman means a female leader or important female person. It can show power, strength, or respect.
She is the woman behind the project’s success.
That woman leads with great courage.
