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:
“Joy, the, ‘well . . . joyfulness of
joy’M’many years
I had not known it,’ the woman of eighty
said, ‘only remembered, till now.’”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.”
—Marlene Dietrich (1904–1992)
“A woman simply is, but a man must become. Masculinity is risky and elusive. It is achieved by a revolt from woman, and it is confirmed only by other men.... Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all.”
—Camille Paglia (b. 1947)