SLATTERN


Meaning of SLATTERN in English

[ 'slat(ə)n ]

■ noun dated a dirty, untidy woman.

Derivatives

~liness noun

~ly adjective

Origin

C17: related to slattering 'slovenly', from dialect slatter 'to spill or slop'.

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