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Synonyms for Women

11/6/2020

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As I prepare my first collection for launch, I noticed the name given the figures, either in product descriptions or hashtags posted on social media, often described them as girls or ladies. But as I wrote descriptions of each piece, I realized my language muzzled the power she holds.
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  • "Girl" has been  defined as human female child
  • "Lady" has been defined as a polite or formal way of referring to a woman or a woman of good social position
  • "Woman" has been defined as adult human female

Names are very, very strong. These paintings are most decidedly women of unnoticeable class but noticeable age. I have changed my language and used the correct term to reflect this finding. In correcting this error, I'm now interested to find the definitions of nouns given to adult human females and help others identify the correct terms to use when regarding an adult human female. Below is a list that will be updated throughout time.
Adult: a person who is fully grown or developed
Babe: an innocent or inexperienced person
Bitch: (1) malicious, unpleasant, selfish person. (2) a person who is submissive or subservient to someone, usually in a humiliating way
​Dame: The official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to a knight.
Damsel: a young woman or girl, originally one of gentle or noble birth
Diva

​Doll
Feminist

Gal
Gentlewoman
Girl
​Girly Girl
Hag
Hostess

Lady
Lass
Lassie
Lover
Ma'am
​Madam
Mademoiselle
Maiden
Matron

Miss/Ms/Mrs
Mistress
Nag
Princess

Queen (Drama Queen, Queen Bee)
Tomboy
Whore
Woman
Young Lady
Young Woman
She
​Mother

Daughter
Wife
Aunt
​Sister
Girlfriend
Grandmother
Niece
Spouse
​Partner
Friend
​Person
These definitions were procured and modified to fit the relevant content from Dictionary.com. This compilation is a list of terms I saw relevant to the female human however they may have been used or are used for any and all classifications of human gender or social constructs.
Last Update: June 11, 2020
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