cavewoman
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- noun
- /ˈkeɪvˌwʊmən/
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mujer de las cavernas
- In the story, the cavewoman gathered berries while protecting her children from wild animals.
Examples
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We're driven by programs that were created in caveman (and cavewoman) times, and even before that.
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Unfrozen cavewoman blogger
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And that makes me a cavewoman.
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When I'm not in a relationship, I turn into a cavewoman.
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The cavewoman knew her place, and man learned how to start a fire; for ages, she remained man's one true desire.
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Every once in a while, I go a bit cavewoman and let it grow out so I can play with it for 5 minutes, then tweeze the bejesus out of it!
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I remember rebelling when I was in my teens by wearing longer hair (which was referred to as the cavewoman look by my family) and donning denim jeans.
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I am 41, 5'10" and 130 lbs. of cavewoman-style muscle, and a certified yoga instructor.
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It's the caveman (or in this case, cavewoman) mentality—to be conquered in the most primal of ways.
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The determined family of half-men and their new full-sized friends will soon acquire another fearsome companion in the form of Bai Ling as the cavewoman bikini-wearing Amazon warrior Laylan.
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Synonyms
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6.7
A woman from long ago who lived in caves and used simple tools
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cavewoman combines cave ('a hollow or shelter in rock') and woman, giving a simple picture of a prehistoric woman living in a cave. So the word is used for Stone Age women in stories, films, and costumes because it brings that image to mind.