a fallen woman



a fallen woman

  (old-fashioned)
a woman who is not respected any more because she had sex without being married Many fallen women were forced to work as prostitutes, some were shut away in asylums.
See also: fallen, woman

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Buenaventurabwe-nah-ven-TOOR-ahSpanish
Terentiy-Russian
Milligan['miligən]
Vena-Hinduism
Yarona-Hebrew
Geneva[dʒi'ni:və]