concubine
Meanings
Plural: concubines
Noun
- a woman who cohabits with an important man
- A sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married.
- A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.
- A slave-girl or woman, kept for instance in a harem, who is held for sexual service.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English concubine (first attested 1250–1300), from Anglo-Norman concubine, from Latin concubīna, equivalent to concub- (variant stem of concumbō (“to lie together”)) + feminine suffix -īna.
Synonyms
bedfellow, bedmate, bit on the side, cohabitant, cohabitor, concubine, courtesan, domestic partner, doxy, dulcinea, fuck, goomah, hookup, leman, loon, lover, mate, minx, mistress, number two, odalisque, paramour, root, sex partner, sexual partner, side bitch, side chick, side piece, side ting, sprunk, strumpet, wench, wifelet
Scrabble Score: 15
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