[AnAmericanMother]

Nice interpretation of "woman". I like that.

It never bothered me, because in our Scottish tradition a Gaelic-speaking Highlander has always addressed his mother as "woman" -- "A bhean!"

[ArrogantBustard]

I’ve always suspected that “woman” in these cases was badly translated; that “Ma’am” or “Milady” would better convey the connotation of what Our Lord was saying.