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Definitions for Bawd

[1] a woman who maintains a brothel; madam.
[2] a prostitute.
[3] Archaic . a procuress.
[4] a person who runs a brothel, esp a woman
[5] a prostitute

Words related to Bawd

courtesan, streetwalker, strumpet, hussy, pro, tramp, trollop, harlot, whore, tart, doxy

Words nearby Bawd

bavarois, baveux, bavin, bawbee, bawcock, bawd, bawdry, bawdy, bawdyhouse, bawl, bawl out

Origin of Bawd

1325–75; Middle English bawde, noun use of Middle French baude, feminine of baud jolly, dissolute < West Germanic; compare Old English bald bold

Words that may be confused with Bawd

baud, bawd

Word origin for Bawd

C14: shortened from Old French baudetrot , from baude feminine of baud merry + trot one who runs errands; compare Old High German bald bold

Synonyms for Bawd

courtesan, doxy, harlot, hussy, pro, streetwalker, strumpet, tart, tramp, trollop, whore, call girl, camp follower, lady of pleasure, lady of the night, scarlet woman, working girl