Standard Lemma guide

moll

adj · name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /mɒl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒl
  • homophone: mall
  • homophone: maul (some accents)
  • homophone: mole (some accents)
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M AA1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

minor; in the minor key.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • Bach's Gavotte in B Moll

Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

A pet name for Mary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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3

name

Meaning 3

Alternative form of Mol, Belgium

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

Qualifier: possibly older usage

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A female companion of a gangster or other criminal, especially a former or current prostitute.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A prostitute or woman with loose sexual morals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Bitch, slut; an insulting epithet applied to a female.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, derogatory, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A girlfriend of a bikie.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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8

noun

Meaning 8

A girlfriend of a surfie; blends with pejorative sense.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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9

noun

Meaning 9

A female fan of extreme metal, grunge or hardcore punk, especially the girlfriend of a musician of those aforementioned genres.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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10

noun

Meaning 10

the girlfriend of a gangster

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gun moll, gangster's moll

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor

History

Etymology

From German Moll, from Latin mollis (“soft, tender, elegiac”). Compare molle (“flat (in music)”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål moll.

From Molly, a diminutive lambdacism of Mary. Compare Sally from Sarah and Hal from Harry.

From Moll, an archaic nickname for Mary (see also Molly).