Earthwoman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɜːθˌwʊm.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɝθˌwʊm.ən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English Earth Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English Earthwoman From Earth + -woman.
Meanings
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(usually) A female inhabitant of Earth.
One was what had been born in me, what had been inextricably entangled in the structure of the germ cell from which I had been created; the other remembered all the long years on Earth when I, in common with every other Earthman and Earthwoman, had been flexed and shaped by the insistent pounding of the Combine; my brain had been conditioned to believe what it was desired that I should believe, and nothing beyond that.
1934 September, Frank King Kelly, “Famine on Mars”, in Astounding Stories, volume 14, number 1, page 77:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthwomen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Earthboy · Earthgirl · Earthman