laywoman

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈleɪwʊmən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lā′wŏŏm′ən)

Inflections of 'laywoman' (n): npl: laywomen

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lay•wom•an  (lā′wŏŏm′ən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -wom•en. 
  1. a woman who is not a member of the clergy.
  2. a woman who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine.
  • lay3 + woman 1520–30
    See -woman. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
laywoman / ˈleɪwʊmən/ ( -women)
  1. a woman who is not a member of the clergy
  2. a woman who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject: a guide for the laywoman
'laywoman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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