other woman

See also: other-woman

English

Noun

other woman (plural other women)

(informal) A woman who is romantically involved with someone (usually a man) already in a committed relationship with another woman, especially a woman having an affair with a married man.
Remembering the turmoil she experienced when her father left her mother, she vowed she would never be the other woman.

Usage notes

Almost always preceded by the definite article ("the").

Hypernyms

home wrecker

Coordinate terms

other man

Translations

woman who is romantically involved with a man already in a committed relationship

Chinese:
Mandarin: 小三 (zh) (xiǎosān), 第三者 (zh) (dì-sānzhě)
Finnish: toinen nainen (fi)

Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: друга́я же́нщина f (drugája žénščina)
Spanish: otra (es) f

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