troostmeisje
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈtroːstˌmɛi̯.ʃə/
noun
Definitions
- (euphemism) A comfort woman, a comfort girl woman forced into prostitution by the Imperial Japanese Army.
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish troost (consolation, comfort) + Dutch, Flemish meisje.
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
meisje
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Cognates and derived terms
- buurmeisje Dutch, Flemish
- kamermeisje Dutch, Flemish
- kindermeisje Dutch, Flemish
- meisje Dutch, Flemish
- meisjesachtig Dutch, Flemish
- meisjesschool Dutch, Flemish
- mistroostig Dutch, Flemish
- straatmeisje Dutch, Flemish
- troost Dutch, Flemish
- troostprijs Dutch, Flemish
- weesmeisje Dutch, Flemish
- zuchtmeisje Dutch, Flemish
- troost Middle Dutch