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Definition or meaning of the English word Woman
A female attendant or servant. (n.). To furnish with; or unite to; a woman. (v. t.). The female part of the human race; womankind. (n.). To act the part of a woman in; -- with indefinite it. (v. t.). To make effeminate or womanish. (v. t.). An adult female person; a grown-up female person; as distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes; any female person. (n.).
Translations for the English word Woman
Spanish Translation for the English word Woman is la mujer German Translation for the English word Woman is Weib (f) Italian Translation for the English word Woman is donna[Noun]
Woman Related Proverbs
"Frailty, thy name is woman!",,. - The meaning of this proverb is Those who know that something is coming are better prepared to face it than those who do not know.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,,. - The meaning of this proverb is No one is angrier than a woman who has been rejected in love. This proverb is adapted from a line in the play The Mourning Bride, by William Congreve, an English author of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. (See also Music has charms to soothe a savage breast.)
A woman’s work is never done. - The meaning of this proverb is A woman must often work longer hours than a man. This comes from an old rhymed couplet:Man may work from sun to sun,
Woman Related Rhymes
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe,
She had so many children she didn't know what to do!
So she gave them some broth without any bread,
And she whipped them all soundly and sent them to bed!. - The origin and or meaning of this proverb is Origins of the nursery rhyme
At first glance this would appear to be a purely nonsense rhyme but in fact it has origins in history! There are two choices of origin ! The first relates to Queen Caroline (the old woman) wife of George II who had eight children. The shoe refers to the British Isles. The second version refers to King George who began the fashion of wearing white powdered wigs and was consequently referred to as the old woman! The children were the members of parliament and the bed was the Houses of Parliament which he required them to have sessions in - even today the term 'whip' is used in the English Parliament to describe a member of Parliament who is tasked to ensure that all members 'toe the party line'.
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