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mujer

Definitions of mujer
  1. noun
    a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
    synonyms: casada, esposa
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    antonyms:
    casado, esposo, hombre, marido
    a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
    types:
    arpía, bruja
    a sharp-tongued domineering wife
    princesa
    the wife of a crown prince
    primera dama
    the wife of a chief executive
    ama, ama de casa, maruja
    a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
    matrona
    a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
    parienta
    informal term of address for someone's wife
    virreina
    wife of a viceroy
    vizcondesa
    a wife or widow of a viscount
    type of:
    consorte, cónyuge
    a person's partner in marriage
  2. noun
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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    antonyms:
    hombre, varón
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
    examples:
    Eva
    (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
    types:
    negra
    a woman who is Black
    blanca
    a woman who is White
    amazona, virago
    a large strong and aggressive woman
    ménade
    (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
    soltera
    a young unmarried woman who lives alone
    perdida, perdularia
    a worthless or immoral woman
    camaruta, chica de alterne
    a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers
    sabia, sabihonda
    a woman having literary or intellectual interests
    dama de honor
    an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
    gachí, tía
    slang term for a woman
    víbora
    a spiteful woman gossip
    cenicienta
    a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
    coqueta
    a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
    dama, madama, señora
    a woman of refinement
    debutante
    a young woman making her debut into society
    divorciada
    a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband
    ex, ex-mujer
    a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife
    tentadora, tigresa, vampiresa
    a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
    belleza, maciza
    a strikingly beautiful woman
    geisha
    a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
    chica, joven, señorita
    a young woman
    chica
    a friendly informal reference to a grown woman
    amor, ligue, novia
    a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
    amiga
    any female friend
    heroína
    a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds
    señora, sra.
    a polite name for any woman
    enfermera jefe
    a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
    entretenida
    an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
    chichi, nana, niñera, norsa, nurse, pilmama, tata
    a woman who is the custodian of children
    hurí, ninfa
    a voluptuously beautiful young woman
    señora mayor
    a woman who is old
    belleza, bombón, guayabo, preciosidad, tía buena
    a very attractive or seductive looking woman
    sílfide
    a slender graceful young woman
    soltera
    a woman who is not married
    vestal
    a chaste woman
    viuda
    a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
    casada, esposa
    a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
    nena
    (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
    arpía, bruja
    a sharp-tongued domineering wife
    abuela, anciana
    a woman of advanced age
    bella, belleza, hermosura
    a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
    mantenida, protegida
    a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men
    barragana, coima, concubina, daifa, manceba, odalisca
    a woman who cohabits with an important man
    princesa
    the wife of a crown prince
    chai, chinorri, falda, gachí, jaca, jai, jamba, laja, maritornes, moza, mozuela, muñeca, pitufa, polla, tía
    informal terms for a (young) woman
    cortesana
    a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society
    primera dama
    the wife of a chief executive
    gran dama
    a middle-aged or elderly woman who is stylish and highly respected
    matriarca
    an old woman
    abuela, anciana, bruja
    an ugly evil-looking old woman
    ama, ama de casa, maruja
    a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
    chavala, moza, muchacha, rapaza, zagala
    a girl or young woman who is unmarried
    doncella
    an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
    matrona
    a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
    molinera
    a girl who works in a mill
    parienta
    informal term of address for someone's wife
    señora
    a term of address for an elderly woman
    chica de compañía
    an attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men
    cuca, mona
    a beautiful and graceful girl
    dependienta
    a young female shop assistant
    solterona
    an elderly unmarried woman
    machirulo, machona, machote, marimacho
    a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
    virreina
    wife of a viceroy
    vizcondesa
    a wife or widow of a viscount
    viuda de guerra
    a woman whose husband has died in war
    ama de leche, aya, nodriza
    a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
    empleada, trabajadora
    a young woman who is employed
    type of:
    adulto, mayor, persona mayor
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
    hembra
    a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
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