1. the woman who is at the head of the household: maybahay, ina ng tahanan, madre de pamilya, ginang
2. a title given to woman who has a thorough knowledge or mastery of something, feminine form of "master": dalubhasang babae, babaing bihasang-bihasa (bihasang-bihasa), babaing espesyalista
3. a woman teaching in a school, or giving lessons in a special subject: maestra, guro
4. a woman principal of a school: prinsipal, prinsipal, punong-guro babai
5. a woman who improperly occupies the place of a wife: kerida, babae, kinakasama
