Synonyms and antonyms of Women and girls in British Thesaurus

woman (noun)

all women considered as a group

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 looking after 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

colleen (noun)

Irish a young girl

earth mother (noun)

a woman who prefers natural methods and styles of living and likes to look after 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)

mainly Americaninformal a girl, or a woman

girls (noun)

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

girls (noun)

used for talking to or about a group of women, especially by women who are the same age or older. This is often considered offensive when used by men

good-time girl (noun)

informal old-fashioned a young woman whose main interest is to enjoy life and have fun

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 suitable for a woman

lady (noun)

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

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

tannie (noun)

South Africaninformal an older 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