Synonyms of bawdy house

bawdy house

noun

as in brothel

a building in which prostitutes are available

a frontier mining town that had few diversions other than the local bawdy house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brothel
• disorderly house
• sporting house
• bordello
• stew
• cathouse
• massage parlor
• bagnio
• call house
• crib
• harem
• seraglio

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bawdy house

She was convicted of prostitution and keeping a bawdy house, according to the DHS. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026

All of the women working in the bawdy houses are modest and never look lascivious because, Lord knows, that would be horrific. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2025

The city has sued a handful of property owners seeking to label their properties as public nuisances under the state's bawdy house statute. — Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2019

There was probably at least one bawdy house, but it isn’t mentioned. — Arthur Hart, idahostatesman, 7 Apr. 2018