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laywoman

laywoman noun: a woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun).

Noun

laywoman (plural laywomen)

  1. A woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun).
  2. (broadly) A woman who is not a professional in a given field.
    • Carmen is not a professional anthropologist, but strictly a laywoman.

Forms of laywoman

plurallaywomen

Origin of laywoman

From lay + -woman.

Questions about laywoman

What does laywoman mean?
Laywoman means a woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun).
What part of speech is laywoman?
Laywoman is a noun.
What is the plural of laywoman?
The plural of laywoman is laywomen.

Words near laywoman in the dictionary

  1. Laytons
  2. Laytonville
  3. Laytown
  4. layup
  5. layups
  6. laywoman
  7. laywomen
  8. Layyah
  9. Laz
  10. lazabemide
  11. Lazalde

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