comfort woman

com·fort wom·an

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Definitions of comfort woman words

noun comfort woman a girl or woman forced into prostitution by Japanese soldiers during World War II. 1
noun comfort woman (Idiomatic) (historical, euphemistic) A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces during World War II. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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