bawd

bawd

noun \ˈbȯd\

Definition of BAWD

1

obsolete : pander

2

a : one who keeps a house of prostitution : madam b : prostitute

Examples of BAWD

1. <in the 17th century the port was a notorious hangout for Caribbean pirates and their bawds>

Origin of BAWD

Middle English bawde

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to BAWD

Synonyms: prostitute, call girl, cocotte, courtesan, drab, harlot, hooker, hustler, sex worker, streetwalker, strumpet, tart, whore

Related Words: madam, madame; white slave; bimbo [slang], chippie (also chippy), doxy (also doxie), floozy (or floozie), tramp; bitch, hussy, jade, minx; coquette, flirt, libertine, siren, tempter, temptress, vamp, wench

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Rhymes with BAWD

awed, baud, broad, clawed, flawed, fraud, gaud, god, jawed, laud, yod