donna

Definitions of donna
  1. noun
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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    antonyms:
    uomo
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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    serva
    a worthless or immoral woman
    damigella
    an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
    cenerentola
    a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
    civetta, vamp
    a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
    gentildonna, madama, signora
    a woman of refinement
    maliardo, sirena
    a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
    giovinetta, signorina
    a young woman
    eroina
    a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds
    baby sitter, baby-sitter, balia, bambinaia, bonne, nurse, nutrice, puericultore
    a woman who is the custodian of children
    ninfa
    a voluptuously beautiful young woman
    beauty-case, bella, bellezza, dea, venere
    a very attractive or seductive looking woman
    silfide
    a slender graceful young woman
    ragazza, signorina, zitella
    a woman who is not married
    vedova
    a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
    moglie, signora, sposa
    a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
    sorella
    (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
    concubina, cortigiana, odalisca
    a woman who cohabits with an important man
    bambola, pupa, sottana
    informal terms for a (young) woman
    strega
    an ugly evil-looking old woman
    casalinga, massaia
    a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
    giovane
    a girl or young woman who is unmarried
    nubile, zitella
    an elderly unmarried woman
    viceregina
    wife of a viceroy
    viscontessa
    a wife or widow of a viscount
    balia, nutrice
    a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
    type of:
    adulto, grande
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
    femmina
    a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
  2. noun
    a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
    synonyms: moglie, signora, sposa
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    antonyms:
    marito, sposo
    a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
    types:
    casalinga, massaia
    a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
    viceregina
    wife of a viceroy
    viscontessa
    a wife or widow of a viscount
    type of:
    coniuge, consorte, metà, moglie, signora, sposa, sposi
    a person's partner in marriage
  3. noun
    a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
    synonyms: serva
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    types:
    cameriera, collaboratrice domestica, domestica, donna di servizio
    a female domestic
    type of:
    schiavo, servo
    a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
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