German

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Nebenfrau f (genitive Nebenfrau, plural Nebenfrauen)

  1. female equivalent of Nebenmann
    1. female person who is standing or sitting next to one
    2. secondary wife; woman in a polygynic system who is inferior to a principal wife
      Antonym: Hauptfrau

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