bawd

English

/bɔːd/, /bɔd/

noun

Definitions

(now) A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer, a madame.
A lewd person.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bawde derived from Old French baud (gay, jolly, bold, lively).

Origin

Old French

baud

Gloss

gay, jolly, bold, lively

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Cognates and derived terms

bawdily English
bawdiness English
bawdship English
bawdy English
cock English
cock-bawd English
bawde Middle English
abaudir Old French
baud Old French
embaudir Old French
*bald, *balþ Frankish