quean

English

/kwiːn/

noun
Definitions
  • A woman, now especially an impudent or disreputable woman; a prostitute.
  • (Scotland) A young woman, a girl; a daughter.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English quene (young, queen, woman, robust woman) inherited from Old English cwene (woman, female serf, quean, wife, prostitute) derived from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ (woman) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (woman).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷḗn

Gloss

woman

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

女

Emoji
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