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Women and girls

woman

noun

all women considered as a group

girl

noun

a female adult, especially a young one. This use is considered offensive by many women

female

noun

a female person or animal

womankind

noun

all women considered as a group

young lady

noun

an expression that older people sometimes use for referring to or speaking to a girl or young woman

lass

noun

a girl, or a young woman

womenfolk

noun

the women in a particular family, community, etc.

the fair sex

noun

women

housewife

noun

a woman who does not work outside the home and whose main job is taking care of her children, cooking, cleaning, etc.

working girl

noun

a young woman who has a job

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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a part of an atom that moves around the nucleus (=centre) and has a negative electrical charge

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never event

an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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