GENTLEWOMEN Synonyms

• being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop

• an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)

• a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies

• characteristic of or peculiar to a woman

• for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls

• a young female

• a youthful female person

• a female human offspring

• a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved

• a friendly informal reference to a grown woman

• a woman of the peerage in Britain

• a polite name for any woman

• a woman of refinement

• an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

• (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored

• serving to set in motion

• an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

• a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man

• a human female employed to do housework

• women as a class

• informal terms for a (young) woman

• a woman of refinement

• a woman of the peerage in Britain

• a polite name for any woman

• a woman of refinement

• a woman of refinement

• a woman who runs a house of prostitution

• a woman of refinement