A woman is a female human being. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent. The term woman is also sometimes used to identify a female human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as «women's rights». Women with typical genetic development are capable of giving birth from puberty until menopause. Womanhood is the period in a human female's life after she has passed through childhood and adolescence,...
