other woman

See also: other-woman

English

Noun

other woman (plural other women)

1. (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.

   Coordinate term: other man

   Hypernym: home wrecker

   Remembering the turmoil she experienced when her father left her mother, she vowed she would never be the other woman.

   • 1956, “The Other Woman”, Jessie Mae Robinson (lyrics)‎^[1]performed by Sarah Vaughan:

     The other woman finds time to manicure her nails / The other woman is perfect where her rival fails

Usage notes

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

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