Synonyms and antonyms of Women and girls in American Thesaurus

woman (noun)

all women considered as a group

girls (noun)

a female adult, especially a young one. This use is considered offensive by many women

female (noun)

a female person or animal

womankind (noun)

formal all women considered as a group

young lady (noun)

an expression that older people sometimes use for referring to or speaking to a girl or young woman

lass (noun)

Scottish a girl, or a young woman

womenfolk (noun)

old-fashioned the women in a particular family, community, etc.

the fair sex (noun)

old-fashioned women

housewife (noun)

a woman who does not work outside the home and whose main job is taking care of her children, cooking, cleaning, etc.

lady (noun)

used for talking about a woman. Some people think this use is polite but other people think it is old-fashioned and prefer to use “woman”

a damsel in distress ()

a woman who is in trouble and needs help

a father/mother figure ()

someone who is considered by others to be like a father or mother

a slip of a boy/girl ()

a small thin boy/girl

chica (noun)

Americaninformal a girl or young woman

colleen (noun)

Irish a young girl

earth mother (noun)

a woman who prefers natural methods and styles of living and likes to take care of people, for example by cooking meals for them

F. (abbreviation)

female

flapper (noun)

a young woman in the 1920s who had short hair, wore short dresses, and had a lot of fun at parties

gal (noun)

informal a girl, or a woman

good-time girl (noun)

informal old-fashioned a young woman whose main interest is to enjoy life and have fun, especially in a way that is not considered moral

It girl (noun)

a fashionable young woman who receives a lot of attention in the newspapers and who many people admire, especially for a short period of time

Jane Doe (noun)

American a woman whose name is not known. The name for such a man is John Doe.

lady (noun)

a woman who behaves politely and in a way that was traditionally considered appropriate for a woman

lady (noun)

old-fashioned used for referring to what a woman’s profession is, for example a “lady doctor” or “lady lawyer. Many people prefer to say “woman doctor” or “woman lawyer” or simply “doctor” or “lawyer”.

the lady of the house (noun)

old-fashioned the woman who owns a house, or the wife of the owner

lassie (noun)

Scottishinformal a lass

madam (noun)

Britishinformal a girl or young woman who thinks other people should do exactly what she wants

nymph (noun)

literary a young woman

wench (noun)

an old word for a “young woman,” often a servant

woman (noun)

used for saying that someone who does something is a woman

working girl (noun)

a young woman who has a job

yummy mummy (noun)

informal an attractive and fashionably dressed young mother