Woman
A woman (/ˈwʊmən/), pl: women (/ˈwɪmɨn/) is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent. However, the term woman is also sometimes used to identify a female human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as "Women's rights". Unlike men, women are typically capable of giving birth.
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Famous quotes containing the word woman:
“Every woman is like a time zone. She is a nocturnal fragment of your journey. She brings you unflaggingly closer to the next night.”
—Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)
“I fear only that which I love, says man, according to Montaigne. Woman replies: I love only that which I fear.”
—José Bergamín (1895–1983)
“A woman who looks like a girl and thinks like a man is the best sort, the most enjoyable to be and the most pleasurable to have and to hold.”
—Julie Burchill (b. 1960)