old-fashioneda woman who is given a home and money by a man who she has a sexual relationship with. People often also use kept man humorously about a man.
Synonyms and related words
Sex for money
bordello
brothel
call girl
kept woman
noun countable often humorous
US
Word Forms
singular
kept woman
plural
kept women
DEFINITIONS1
1
a woman who is given a home and money by a man who she has a sexual relationship with. This shows that the speaker does not approve of such a relationship. People often also use kept man humorously about a man.