gillian
See also: Gillian
English
Etymology
From the female name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʒɪ.li.ən/
Noun
gillian (plural gillians)
- (obsolete) A girl, especially a wanton.
- c. 1616–1619, Beaumont, Francis; Fletcher, John, The Knight of Malta, Act 5, Scene 2:
- Do you snarl, you black Gill?
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- (obsolete) A prostitute.
Synonyms
- (girl): see Thesaurus:girl
- (wanton): see Thesaurus:promiscuous woman
- (prostitute): see Thesaurus:prostitute
Derived terms
- flirt-gill
- flurt-gillian
- gill
- gillian-flurte
- gillot
- jill
- jillot
- gill-flirt
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