spacewoman

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noun

A female astronaut.

Opposite
spaceman
OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounspacewoman (plural spacewomen)

plural spacewomen

  1. A female astronaut.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
spaceman

Origin

  1. Latinspatium
  2. Old Frenchespace
  3. Anglo-Normanspace
  4. Middle Englishspace
  5. Englishspace
  6. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  7. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  8. Old Englishwīf
  9. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  10. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  11. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  12. Old Englishmann
  13. Old Englishwīfmann
  14. Middle Englishwoman
  15. Englishspacewoman

From space + -woman.

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Translations

Dutch ruimtevaarster, astronaute
  • ruimtevaarstera female astronaut
  • astronautea female astronaut
  • kosmonautea female astronaut
German Raumfahrerin, Weltraumfahrerin
  • Raumfahrerina female astronaut
  • Weltraumfahrerina female astronaut
  • Astronautina female astronaut
  • Kosmonautina female astronaut
Polish astronautka, kosmonautka
  • astronautkaa female astronaut
  • kosmonautkaa female astronaut
Romanian astronaută
  • astronautăa female astronaut
Russian же́нщина-космона́вт, космона́втка
  • же́нщина-космона́вт (žénščina-kosmonávt)a female astronaut
  • космона́втка (kosmonávtka)a female astronaut
Cite this entry
APA

spacewoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spacewoman

MLA

“spacewoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spacewoman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spacewoman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spacewoman.

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