{"id":3235,"date":"2022-03-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=3235"},"modified":"2022-03-01T02:59:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T02:59:45","slug":"free-talk-topic-the-surprising-origins-of-3-words-for-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/free-talk-topic-the-surprising-origins-of-3-words-for-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Free-Talk Topic: The Surprising Origins of 3 Words for \"Woman\""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/free-talk-topic-the-surprising-origins-of-3-words-for-woman\/#1_Girl\" >1. Girl<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/free-talk-topic-the-surprising-origins-of-3-words-for-woman\/#2_Lady\" >2. Lady<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/free-talk-topic-the-surprising-origins-of-3-words-for-woman\/#3_Woman\" >3. Woman<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/free-talk-topic-the-surprising-origins-of-3-words-for-woman\/#%F0%9F%91%8B_Thats_It_For_Now\" >\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s It For Now!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Did you know that \"girl\" used to refer to both girls and boys? Or that the word \"lady\" might come from \"loaf\"? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>International Women's Day is coming up on March 8th, so if you're looking for fun facts to share and discuss with students this week, tell them about the fascinating stories behind the words \"girl,\" \"lady,\" and \"woman\"!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Girl\"><\/span>1. Girl<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, \"girl\" refers to a female child. However, <mdspan datatext=\"el1646037169655\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">before the <\/mdspan>16th century, it usually just meant \"child.\" To get an idea of why this might be, look at this painting. How many boys do you see?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" datatext=\"\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/39\/Anthony_van_Dyck_-_Five_Eldest_Children_of_Charles_I_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg\/740px-Anthony_van_Dyck_-_Five_Eldest_Children_of_Charles_I_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg\" alt=\"In this painting, there's a baby, three children in dresses, and a child in pants.\"\/><figcaption>\"Five Eldest Children of Charles I\" by Anthony van Dyck<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people will say \"one.\" But the second child from the left (the one wearing a red dress) is actually a boy named \"James.\" He's wearing a dress because, at the time, he wasn't <mdspan datatext=\"el1645242567997\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">old enough to wear pants<\/mdspan> like his brother Charles in the middle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mdspan datatext=\"el1645241145391\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">As scholar Jennifer<\/mdspan> Higginbotham <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com.tw\/books?id=HD2rBgAAQBAJ&amp;amplpg=PA34&amp;ampdq=the%20young%20girls%20of%20the%20diocese%20chaucer&amp;amppg=PA32#v=onepage&amp;ampq&amp;ampf=false\"><mdspan datatext=\"el1645240952088\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">explains<\/mdspan><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>[M]ale and female children were relatively undifferentiated before the age of seven when<mdspan datatext=\"el1645241389041\" class=\"mdspan-comment\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/articles\/breeching-party-first-pants-regency-trousers-boys\">breeching<\/a> ceremonies<\/mdspan> began the initiation of boys into masculine culture.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, until boys were \"<mdspan datatext=\"el1645242409699\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">breeched<\/mdspan>\" or put in pants, people didn't treat little boys and girls very differently. This partly explains why having only one word for all children (\"girl\") was OK! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Lady\"><\/span>2. Lady<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These days, \"lady\" is another word for a woman. But did you know that this word is most likely related to \"loaf\"?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" datatext=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1586765501019-cbe3973ef8fa?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&amp;ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1000&amp;q=80\" alt=\"Bread on a brown wooden table.\"\/><figcaption>Two loaves of bread<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Oxford English Dictionary, \"lady\" originally meant \"female head of household.\" It's a combination of \"loaf\" and \"<mdspan datatext=\"el1646038458139\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">dige<\/mdspan>\" (meaning \"someone who kneads dough\"). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, \"lord\"\u2013 which originally meant \"male head of household\" \u2013 comes from \"loaf\" and \"ward\" (meaning \"guard\").<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So \"lady\" originally meant \"someone who makes bread\" and \"lord\" \"someone who protects bread.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Woman\"><\/span><mdspan datatext=\"el1645637810223\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">3. Woman<\/mdspan><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Woman\" is what we call female adults. Contrary to popular belief, the word isn't made of the words \"man\" and \"woe\" or \"womb.\" It's a combination of \"wif\" and \"man.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\"Wif\" originally meant \"woman.\" This meaning still lives on in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/say-it-in-scots-wifie-9vbdz07ptjk#:~:text=Wif%20was%20the%20general%20Old,whose%20name%20was%20not%20known.\">Scottish English<\/a> as well as a few words in modern English today. For example, the word \"midwife\" refers to a woman \u2013 married or not \u2013 who helps other women give birth.<\/li><li>\"Man\" usually meant \"person\" or \"human being\" in Old English. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Wif\" and \"man\" combined into \"wifmann,\" \"wiman,\" and eventually \"woman.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%91%8B_Thats_It_For_Now\"><\/span>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s It For Now!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you enjoyed these fun facts and are excited to share some of them with your students! Happy International Women's Day! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that \"girl\" used to refer to both girls and boys? Or that the word \"lady\" might come from \"loaf\"? 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