{"id":2291,"date":"2025-03-07T05:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/?p=2291"},"modified":"2025-03-07T05:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T05:04:27","slug":"the-history-behind-3-english-words-for-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/the-history-behind-3-english-words-for-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"The History Behind 3 English Words for \"Woman\""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/the-history-behind-3-english-words-for-woman\/#Girl\" >Girl<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/the-history-behind-3-english-words-for-woman\/#Lady\" >Lady<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/the-history-behind-3-english-words-for-woman\/#Woman\" >Woman<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/the-history-behind-3-english-words-for-woman\/#Happy_International_Womens_Day\" >Happy International Women&#8217;s Day!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>March 8 is International Women's Day! In honor of this holiday, let's learn about the history behind three common words we use to refer to women in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Girl\"><\/span>Girl<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, \"girl\" refers to a female child. However, before the 16th century, it usually just meant \"child.\" To get an idea of why this might be, look at this painting from 1637. How many boys do you see?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/03\/28060603\/740px-Anthony_van_Dyck_-_Five_Eldest_Children_of_Charles_I_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg\" alt=\"A painting called &quot;Five Eldest Children of Charles I&quot; by Anthony van Dyck. There's a baby, three children in dresses, and a child in pants.\" class=\"wp-image-10751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/03\/28060603\/740px-Anthony_van_Dyck_-_Five_Eldest_Children_of_Charles_I_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg 740w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/03\/28060603\/740px-Anthony_van_Dyck_-_Five_Eldest_Children_of_Charles_I_-_Google_Art_Project-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mdspan datatext=\"el1644635245061\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">\"Five Eldest Children of Charles I\" by Anthony van Dyck<\/mdspan><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Most people would say there's only one here. But the second child from the left (the one wearing a red and white dress) is actually a boy named James. He's wearing a dress, because at the time, he wasn't <mdspan datatext=\"el1644636418753\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">old enough<\/mdspan> to wear pants like his brother Charles in the middle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mdspan datatext=\"el1644635708907\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">Traditionally, little boy and girls<\/mdspan> wore similar clothing and didn't look that different. Since it wasn't totally necessary to <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/differentiate\/eM40CoPzTeK66peahePSWA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">differentiate<\/a> between them, <mdspan datatext=\"el1644636766376\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">\"girl\"<\/mdspan> was enough to refer to both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lady\"><\/span>Lady<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These days, \"lady\" is another word for a woman. But did you know that this word is most likely related to \"<a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/loaf\/aC-psCAtEeeMCydyHKvGbw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">loaf<\/a>\"?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/03\/28060606\/photo-1586765501019-cbe3973ef8fa.jpg\" alt=\"Bread on a brown wooden table.\" class=\"wp-image-10752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/03\/28060606\/photo-1586765501019-cbe3973ef8fa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/03\/28060606\/photo-1586765501019-cbe3973ef8fa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/03\/28060606\/photo-1586765501019-cbe3973ef8fa-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/03\/28060606\/photo-1586765501019-cbe3973ef8fa-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/03\/28060606\/photo-1586765501019-cbe3973ef8fa-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mdspan datatext=\"el1644637425633\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">Two loaves of bread<\/mdspan><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Oxford English Dictionary, \"lady\" originally meant \"female head of household.\" It's a combination of \"loaf\" and \"dige\" (meaning \"someone who <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/knead\/pMzenGrbSK6YSF7WMrk9QQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kneads<\/a> dough\"). Meanwhile, \"lord\"\u2014 which originally meant \"male head of household\" \u2014 comes from \"loaf\" and \"ward\" (meaning \"guard\").<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So \"lady\" originally meant \"someone who makes bread\" and \"lord\" \"someone who protects bread.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Woman\"><\/span>Woman<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Woman\" is what we call female adults. The word is a combination of \"wif\" and \"man.\" However, it doesn't mean \"the wife of a man\"!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mdspan datatext=\"el1644811587763\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">\"Wif<\/mdspan>\" originally referred to adult females in general. This meaning still lives on in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/say-it-in-scots-wifie-9vbdz07ptjk#:~:text=Wif%20was%20the%20general%20Old,whose%20name%20was%20not%20known.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scottish English<\/a> as well as a few words in modern English. For example, the word \"<mdspan datatext=\"el1644812262747\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">midwife<\/mdspan>\" refers to a woman \u2014 married or not \u2014 who helps other women give birth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\"Man\" usually meant \"person\" or \"human being\" in Old English. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Wif\" and \"man\" combined into \"wifmann,\" \"wiman,\" and eventually \"woman.\" So \"woman\" actually means \"adult female person.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Happy_International_Womens_Day\"><\/span>Happy International Women&#8217;s Day!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you enjoyed these fun facts about the words \"girl,\" \"lady\" and \"woman.\" To learn more vocabulary or improve your English conversation skills, book an <span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">online English lesson <\/span>on <a href=\"http:\/\/engoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Engoo<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 8 is International Women's Day! 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