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Definitions for Quean

[1] an overly forward, impudent woman; shrew; hussy.
[2] a prostitute.
[3] British Dialect . a girl or young woman, especially a robust one.
[4] archaic a boisterous, impudent, or disreputable woman a prostitute; whore
[5] Scot a young unmarried woman or girl

Words related to Quean

tramp, whore, floozy, Jezebel, jade, slattern, minx, hussy, wench, hooker, harlot, bimbo, malkin

Words nearby Quean

quazzy, qubba, qubit, qubyte, que., quean, queasy, quebec, quebec city, quebecer, quebecker

Origin of Quean

before 1000; Middle English quene, Old English cwene; cognate with Middle Dutch quene, kone, Old Saxon, Old High German quena, Gothic qino < Germanic *kwenōn-; akin to Old English cwēn woman, queen

Other words from Quean

quean·ish , adjective
quean·like , adjective

Word origin for Quean

Old English cwene; related to Old Saxon, Old High German quena, Gothic qino, Old Norse kona, Greek gunē woman. Compare queen

Synonyms for Quean

tramp, whore, bimbo, floozy, harlot, hooker, hussy, jade, jezebel, minx, slattern, wench, malkin