slattern

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈslætən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈslætɚn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(slat′ərn)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
slat•tern /ˈslætɚn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Sex and Gendera dirty or very untidy woman.
slat•tern•ly, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
slat•tern  (slat′ərn),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Sex and Gendera slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
  2. Sex and Gendera slut;
    harlot.
  • ?
  • perh. akin to dialect, dialectal slatter to splash, spill 1630–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
slattern / ˈslætən/
  1. a slovenly woman or girl
Etymology: 17th Century: probably from slattering, from dialect slatter to slop; perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse sletta to slapˈslatternlyˈslatternliness
'slattern' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
drab - draggle-tail - malkin - mobcap - slatternly - trollop

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