n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tarte, from Anglo-French
Date: 14th century
1 : a dish baked in a pastry shell : PIE : as a : a small pie or pastry shell without a top containing jelly, custard, or fruit b : a small pie made of pastry folded over a filling
2 [earlier slang, girlfriend, probably short for jam tart, rhyming slang for sweetheart ] : PROSTITUTE