woman Copy link Outline 1. mŭlier, ĕris (used both of married and unmarried; but esp. a grown w., not a girl)2. fēmĭna (refers esp. to sex; opp. to vir)3. puella (a young w.)4. virgo, ĭnis (maiden, young unmarried w.)5. jŭvĕnis (young w.)6. ănus, ūs (an old w.)7. vĕtŭla (implying contempt generally)1. muliebris2. fēmĭneus (mostly poetical; and with esp. reference to sex, as opp. to male) • woman: 1. mŭlier, ĕris (used both of married and unmarried; but esp. a grown w., not a girl): all w. because of the weakness of their mind our ancestors would have under guardians, mulieres omnes propter infirmitatem consilii majores in tutorum potestate esse voluerunt, Cic. Mur. 12, 27: a chaste w. (wife), pudica m., Hor. Epod. 2, 39. 2. fēmĭna (refers esp. to sex; opp. to vir): how Sithon was doubtful in sex, now man, now w., ut ambiguus fuerit modo vir, modo femina Sithon, Ov. M. 4., 280. 3. puella (a young w.): young w. already married, puellae jam virum expertae, Hor. Od. 3, 14. 10. 4. virgo, ĭnis (maiden, young unmarried w.): ah! hapless w., ah! virgo infelix, Virg. E. 6, 47. 5. jŭvĕnis (young w.): Cornelia is a young w., Cornelia juvenis est, Plin. 7, 36, 36. 6. ănus, ūs (an old w.): what old w. is so crazy as to fear that? quae est anus tam delira quae ista timeat? Cic. Tusc. 1, 21, 48. 7. vĕtŭla (implying contempt generally): all your friends, Fabulla, are either old w. or ugly, omnes aut vetulas habes amicas, aut turpes, Fabulla, Mart. 8. 79, 1. Phr.. belonging to a w.: 1. muliebris: the voice of a w., vox muliebris, Cic. de Or. 3, 11, 41: the rights of women, muliebria jura, Liv. 34., 3: in w's fashion, muliebriter, Hor. Od. 1, 37, 22. 2. fēmĭneus (mostly poetical; and with esp. reference to sex, as opp. to male): the sex of w., feminea sors, Ov. M. 6, 680: love for a w., femineus amor, id. Am. 3, 2, 40.