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woman child

woman child noun: a young female human; a girl.

Noun

woman child (plural woman children or women children)

  1. (archaic) A young female human; a girl.
    Antonyms:
    boychild, man child
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) An adult female who is childish or immature.
    • The first statute that gave the father a power of appointing, was the 4 and 5 Philip and Mary, c. 8, which provides, under severe penalties, such as fine and imprisonment for years, against taking any maid, or woman child unmarried, being within the age of sixteen years, out of or from the...1809, William Nicholson, “Guardian by statute, or Testamentary Guardian”, in The British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences; […], volume III (E … I), London: Printed by C[harles]...

woman child meaning in Tamil

woman child in Tamil

பெண்பிள்ளை

Synonyms of woman child

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Antonyms

Forms of woman child

pluralwoman children
pluralwomen children
alternative formwoman-child

Questions about woman child

What does woman child mean?
Woman child means a young female human; a girl.
What is woman child in Tamil?
Woman child in Tamil is பெண்பிள்ளை. See Woman child meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is woman child?
Woman child is a noun.
What is the plural of woman child?
The plural of woman child is woman children.

Words near woman child in the dictionary

  1. woman about town
  2. woman among women
  3. woman and girl
  4. woman cave
  5. woman caves
  6. woman child
  7. woman children
  8. Woman Crush Wednesday
  9. Woman Crush Wednesdays
  10. woman enough
  11. woman fashion

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