wise woman
A woman who is a sage or seerA woman who is a sage or seer; a witch (usually benevolent); a traditional female herbalist or midwife.
» Mary is a wise woman.
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1 sensesA woman who is a sage or seer; a witch (usually benevolent); a traditional female herbalist or midwife.
знаха́ркаznaxárka, зна́харкаznáxarka
- a female wise and trusted guide and advisor
Examples
4 sentencesMary is a wise woman.
Tom's mother was a wise woman.
ruМать Тома была умной женщиной. — Balamax
deToms Mutter war eine weise Frau. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My grandma was a wise woman.
Моя бабуся була мудрою жінкою. — deniko
ruМоя бабушка была мудрой женщиной. — carlosalberto
deMeine Oma war eine weise Frau. — carlosalberto
She's a wise woman.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
wise + womanwise + woman
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Forms
plural: wise womenWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.