A spacewoman is a female astronaut; used mainly by children.
Synonyms: astronaut, cosmonaut, space cadet, space traveller More Synonyms of spacewoman
spacewoman in British English
(ˈspeɪswʊmən)
nounWord forms: pluralspacewomen
a female astronaut
spacewoman in American English
(ˈspeisˌwumən)
nounWord forms: plural-women
a woman astronaut
Word origin
[1960–65; space(man) + -woman]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Pap test, bicycle kick, buyback, go-go, power play-woman is a combining form, used in the formation of compound words indicating a woman ofa certain type or with a certain job. Other words that use the affix -woman include: chairwoman, forewoman, spokeswoman