mujer

Lady in Madrid

Mujer is the Spanish word for woman or wife.

It appears frequently in English contexts discussing Latin American culture, gender issues, or in code-switching: She's a mujer fuerte—a strong woman.

The word carries cultural weight in phrases like mujer de la casa (woman of the house) and appears in countless song titles and literary works.

identity

woman

Adult female human

  • femaleOffspring-bearing sex
  • ladyCourteous term for woman
  • dameDated slang for woman

señora · feminine · womanhood · femininity · girl · lass · madam · matron · wife · spouse

empowerment

feminism

Advocacy for sex equality

autonomy · agency · rights · activism · liberation · self-determination · suffrage · resilience · ambition · parity

femininity

grace

Effortless beauty of motion

tenderness · delicacy · nurturing · compassion · intuition · warmth · affection · sensitivity · poise · charm

motherhood

maternity

State of being pregnant

breastfeeding · postpartum · nurturing · childrearing · fertility · maternal · newborn · infancy · adoption · caregiver

roles

mother

Female parent

niece · grandmother · granddaughter · matriarch · queen · goddess · heroine · hostess · breadwinner · caregiver

Categories
Opposites
gender/sex

mujerhombre

Man, in Spanish

caballero · macho · señor · man · male

life stage

mujergirl

Young female person

chica · muchacha · child

marital role

mujeresposo

Spanish for husband

husband

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