noun
Meaning 1
A female prostitute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: See Thesaurus:prostitute
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
lady of the night
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of certain species of genus Brunfelsia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Night-blooming cestrum (Cestrum nocturnum), a Central American shrub.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Any of species Nyctanthes arbor-tristis.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coral jasmine, night jasmine, tree of sadness, night-blooming jasmine, night-flowering jasmine
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Indonesian: kupu-kupu malam — (euphemistic) prostitute
- Polish: córa Koryntu — (euphemistic) prostitute
- Polish: kobieta lekkich obyczajów — (euphemistic) prostitute
- Swedish: nattfjäril — (euphemistic) prostitute