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Definitions of vrouw

noun
a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies

synonyms: Mevr., dame, gleuf, gleufdier, juffrouw, mens, mevrouw, mokkel, mw., tante, vrouwmens, vrouwspersoon, wijf, wijfie, zij

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antonyms:
baas, basserool, broger, gabber, gast, heer, heerschap, jongen, kerel, klant, knaap, man, mannetje, manspersoon, meneer, mijnheer, pief, vent
a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies

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

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chick, deern, deerne, dochter, dochterlief, griet, meid, meisje, meiske, mop, moppie, natel, niese, troel
a youthful female person

pleegzuster
your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of your parents but who is raised by your parents

Mevr., dame, gleuf, gleufdier, juffrouw, mens, mevrouw, mokkel, mw., tante, vrouwmens, vrouwspersoon, wijf, wijfie
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

blanke, bleekgezicht
a woman who is White

pin, slang, tang
a large strong and aggressive woman

bagage, brutaaltje, passagiersgoed
a worthless or immoral woman

bruidsmeisje
an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding

kat, katje, kattekop, kattenkop, spin, spinnekop, spinnenkop
a spiteful woman gossip

Assepoester, assepoes, stiefkind
a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition

femme fatale, vamp
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

bordeelhouder, bordeelhoudster, hoerenwaard, juf, kamermeisje, lady
a woman of refinement

dienstmeisje, hit
a female human offspring

debutant, debutante
a young woman making her debut into society

ex
a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife

femme fatale, lokker, lokvogel, vamp, verleider, verlokker
a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

geisha
a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing

chick, deern, deerne, dochter, dochterlief, griet, jongedame, jongejuffrouw, juf, meid, meisje, meiske, misslag, mop, moppie, natel, niese, troel
a young woman

dienstmeisje, hit
a friendly informal reference to a grown woman

kennisje, meisje
a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved

kennisje
any female friend

goudzoeker
a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement

Izebel, Jezabel
a shameless impudent scheming woman

dame, lady
a polite name for any woman

matrone
a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution

bijvrouw, bijzit, concubine, maintenee
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

broeder, verpleegkundige, verpleegster, verpleger, ziekenbroeder, ziekenverpleger, ziekenzuster, zuster
a woman who is the custodian of children

nimf
a voluptuously beautiful young woman

schoolmeisje
a girl attending school

beauty, bout, honnepon, honneponnie, knock-out, minnares, moot, opkoper, schone, schoonheid, seksbom, uitdrager
a very attractive or seductive looking woman

luchtgeest
a slender graceful young woman

hoerenjong, wed., weduwe, weduwvrouw
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

echtgenote, eega, gade, gemalin, moeders, wijf
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

type of:
eenling, enkeling, figuur, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
a human being
noun
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

synonyms: Mevr., dame, gleuf, gleufdier, juffrouw, mens, mevrouw, mokkel, mw., tante, vrouwmens, vrouwspersoon, wijf, wijfie

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antonyms:
baas, basserool, broger, gabber, gast, heer, heerschap, jongen, kerel, klant, knaap, man, mannetje, manspersoon, meneer, mijnheer, pief, vent
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

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blanke, bleekgezicht
a woman who is White

pin, slang, tang
a large strong and aggressive woman

bagage, brutaaltje, passagiersgoed
a worthless or immoral woman

bruidsmeisje
an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding

kat, katje, kattekop, kattenkop, spin, spinnekop, spinnenkop
a spiteful woman gossip

Assepoester, assepoes, stiefkind
a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition

femme fatale, vamp
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

bordeelhouder, bordeelhoudster, hoerenwaard, juf, kamermeisje, lady
a woman of refinement

debutant, debutante
a young woman making her debut into society

ex
a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife

femme fatale, lokker, lokvogel, vamp, verleider, verlokker
a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

geisha
a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing

chick, deern, deerne, dochter, dochterlief, griet, jongedame, jongejuffrouw, juf, meid, meisje, meiske, misslag, mop, moppie, natel, niese, troel
a young woman

dienstmeisje, hit
a friendly informal reference to a grown woman

kennisje, meisje
a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved

kennisje
any female friend

goudzoeker
a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement

Izebel, Jezabel
a shameless impudent scheming woman

dame, lady
a polite name for any woman

matrone
a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution

bijvrouw, bijzit, concubine, maintenee
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

broeder, verpleegkundige, verpleegster, verpleger, ziekenbroeder, ziekenverpleger, ziekenzuster, zuster
a woman who is the custodian of children

nimf
a voluptuously beautiful young woman

beauty, bout, honnepon, honneponnie, knock-out, minnares, moot, opkoper, schone, schoonheid, seksbom, uitdrager
a very attractive or seductive looking woman

luchtgeest
a slender graceful young woman

hoerenjong, wed., weduwe, weduwvrouw
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

echtgenote, eega, gade, gemalin, moeders, wijf
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

feministe, jonkie, zus, zusje, zuster
(slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women

begum
a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan

beauty, schone, schoonheid
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

soldatenhoer
a prostitute who provides service to military personnel

bijvrouw, bijzit, concubine, courtisane, haremvrouw, maintenee, odalisk
a woman who cohabits with an important man

kippetje, poes, pop, poppetje, stoeipoes
informal terms for a (young) woman

courtisane, demi-mondaine
a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society

douairière
a widow holding property received from her deceased husband

first lady
the wife of a chief executive

grootje, grootmama, grootmoeder, oma, opoe
an old woman

heks, kol, taart, tovenares, toverheks, toverkol
an ugly evil-looking old woman

huismoeder, huisvrouw, naaigarnituur, necessaire
a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income

hulpje, maagd
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

matrone
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

moeder, moedertje
a term of address for an elderly woman

peri
a beautiful and graceful girl

rozeknop, rozenknop
(a literary reference to) a pretty young girl

robbedoes, wilde, wildebras
a girl who behaves in a boyish manner

burggravin
a wife or widow of a viscount

oorlogsweduwe
a woman whose husband has died in war

min, voedster, zoogster
a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else

type of:
meerderjarige, volwassene
a fully developed person from maturity onward

Mevr., dame, gleuf, gleufdier, juffrouw, mens, mevrouw, mokkel, mw., tante, vrouwmens, vrouwspersoon, wijf, wijfie, zij
a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
noun
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

synonyms: echtgenote, eega, gade, gemalin, moeders, wijf

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antonyms:
echtgenoot, eega, gade, gemaal, kerel, man, manlief, mannie, vent
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

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first lady
the wife of a chief executive

huismoeder, huisvrouw, naaigarnituur, necessaire
a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income

matrone
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

burggravin
a wife or widow of a viscount

type of:
associé, compagnon, danser, danspartner, firmant, handelsgenoot, partner, vennoot, wederhelft
a person's partner in marriage

Mevr., dame, gleuf, gleufdier, juffrouw, mens, mevrouw, mokkel, mw., tante, vrouwmens, vrouwspersoon, wijf, wijfie
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

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