English > kept woman: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | An adulterous / adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man. |
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Synonyms | mistress, fancy woman |
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Instances | Braun, Eva Braun | The German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945) |
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Delilah | (Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength |
Narrower | concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour | A woman who cohabits with an important man |
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Broader | lover | A significant other to whom you are not related by marriage |
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woman, adult female | An adult female person (as opposed to a man) |
Spanish | amante, amiga, entretenida, manceba, querida |
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Catalan | amant, amiga, amistançada, mantinguda |
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