Emily Dickinson Lexicon

woman (-'s, women), n. [OE wífmon.] (webplay: beauty, God, grown, man, modest, ornament, perish, show, soft, taken, tender, wife, years).

1. Bride; married lady; female spouse.
2. Maiden; lady who personifies femininity; female with virtues such as chastity, modesty, kindness, love, devotion, patience, long-suffering, beauty, goodness, gentleness, reverence, and piety.
3. Adult female; [fig.] poetess; goddess; sibyl.
4. Female companion; consort of a man.
5. Mother; female parent; wife who has offspring.
6. Housewife; lady responsible for domestic concerns.