wise woman
Elder with insight
A wise woman is a woman credited with special knowledge, especially in traditional or folk contexts.
Historically, wise women served rural communities as healers, herbalists, or midwives, sometimes suspected of witchcraft: The village wise woman knew which plants eased childbirth.
The term now appears mostly in historical or fantasy settings.
- croneWizened old woman
- old soulPerson inexplicably mature
- healerOne who restores health
- healing handsAbility to cure through contact
- village healerRural community's medical practitioner
herbal remedies · oracle · elder · grandmother · matriarch · sacred feminine · seeress · sage · herbalist · mentor · divination · goodwife · advisor · apothecary · shaman · sibyl · prophecy · knowing
- elder lorevillage elder, tribal elder, elder councils, elder respect, storyteller
- sagessage, seer, master, elder, oracle
- witchcraftwitch, spell, spellwork, witches, spells
- Mentorsmentor, guide, tutor, advisor, counselor
- thinkersthinkers, thinker, philosophers, philosopher, Aristotle
- village folkvillage elder, town crier, shopkeeper, barkeep, innkeeper