Madwoman

Etymology
mad + woman

Noun
madwoman (plural madwomen; masculine madman)


 * 1) A woman who is insane.
 * 2) one who appears to be or may be insane

Quotations

 * 1852–53: ... but there seemed to be no reality in the whole scene except poor little Miss Flite, the madwoman, standing on a bench and nodding at it. &mdash; Charles Dickens, Bleak House,

Translations

 * French:
 * German: Irre, Wahnsinnige
 * Italian: ,

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