First Known Use: circa 1566
Dictionary
brothel
brothel
noun broth·el \ˈbrä-thÉ™l, ˈbrȯ- also -thÉ™l\
: a building in which prostitutes are available
Full Definition of BROTHEL
:Â bordello
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Examples of BROTHEL
- <the district is infamous for its brothels and drug dealers>
Origin of BROTHEL
Middle English, worthless fellow, prostitute, from brothen, past participle of brethen to waste away, go to ruin, from Old English brēothan to waste away; akin to Old English brēotan to break — more at brittle
Related to BROTHEL
- Synonyms
- bagnio, bawdy house, bordello, cathouse, disorderly house, sporting house, stew, whorehouse
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