American Sign Language:  woman

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The sign for "woman" has a couple of variations. To help you remember the sign think of it like this: A woman is also sometimes called "a lady." A "lady" is a "girl or female who is refined" or a "girl who is fine." So a combination of the signs "GIRL" and "FINE" end up representing the concept of "WOMAN" (or lady).

WOMAN: (version)
FEMALE + FINE


 

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The sign "WOMAN" has evolved over time to the point where the initial handshape and movement for the sign "GIRL" tend to be dropped and the sign actually looks more like a combination of the signs "MOM" and "FINE."

WOMAN (version)
MOM + FINE  = "WOMAN"

 

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See: LADY

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