kept woman
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kept woman
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From kept + woman.
noun kept women
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A woman who is supported financially by a lover (usually a married man).
He said: "Why bother about a career? After all, kept woman is a thoroughly respectable occupation—or can be made so by any preacher or justice of the peace. . . ."
"I could not belong to a man unless I cared for him," said she.
Similar: sugar baby, doxy
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noun woman supported financially by a lover
| Español | mantenida |
|---|---|
| Français | femme entretenue |
| Italiano | mantenuta |
| Русский | содержа́нка soderžánka |
Talk about this word "kept woman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kept%20woman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kept woman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kept%20woman "kept woman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kept%20woman.Cite this
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title = {kept woman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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