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The word "woman" originated from the Old English words "wifman" meaning "female human" and was a compound of "wif" meaning woman and "man" meaning human. In modern English, it developed to exclusively refer to an adult female person. The formation of the word combining a female noun with a unisex noun is unique to English and Dutch. The word replaced older terms for females in English like "wif" and "quean".

Author

Jozska Pista

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