slattern

[ slat-ern ]

/ ˈslæt ərn /

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noun

a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.

a slut; harlot.

Words nearby slattern

slater, slatey, slather, slating, slatkin, slattern, slatternly, slatting, slaty, slaughter, slaughterhouse

Origin of slattern

First recorded in 1630–40; perhaps akin to dial. slatter to splash, spill < ?

historical usage of slattern

See slut.

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Examples from the Web for slattern

Even if you have your own work to do, there is no necessity why you should be a dowdy or a slattern.
Courtship and Marriage|Annie S. Swan
Is the front appearance that of a dandy while the backyard looks like a slattern?
Religious Education in the Family|Henry F. Cope
The woman whose dress hangs loosely and does not fit well is a slattern.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2|Lillian Eichler Watson
Why force myself up to a pitch of neatness, when my wardrobe would, by a single glance, prove me a slattern?
The Young Maiden|A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey

It is true that Nanny was a slattern, but only because she married into slavery.
A Window in Thrums|J. M. Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for slattern

slattern

/ (ˈslætən) /

noun

a slovenly woman or girl; slut

Derived forms of slattern

slatternly, adjectiveslatternliness, noun

Word Origin for slattern

C17: probably from slattering, from dialect slatter to slop; perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse sletta to slap

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slattern

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Origin of slattern

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British Dictionary definitions for slattern

noun

Derived forms of slattern

Word Origin for slattern