Brothel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɹɔθəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Brothel is a noun meaning A house of prostitution.
Meaning
A house of prostitution.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A wretch; a depraved or lewd person.
Example Sentences
Thus, during the last four years, I have visited brothels about every ten days or two weeks. Only seldom does coitus fail; for I have learned my peculiarities, and in the choice of a prostitute know immediately whether she will excite me or have no effect.
Only women already existing in the social margins became actresses.²⁶ For example, celebrated tragedienne Elizabeth Barry was an orphan, Nell Gwynn a barmaid raised in a brothel, Moll Davis the illegitimate daughter of a Colonel. Other actresses were the wives and daughters of male actors, as for example Mary Saunderson (Mrs Betterton) and (in a later period) Mrses Kean, Kemble and Siddons.
Word Forms
- brothels
Synonyms for brothel
Depending on context, synonyms include academy, bawdy-house, cathouse, crib, lupanar, nunnery.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cathouse, whorehouse, bawdyhouse, prostitution, son, frak.
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