1. a woman who is untidy or careless about her appearance or housekeeping
Usage: dated; often considered offensive

Examples

• The old novel described the character as a slattern who never cleaned her house.
• Victorian literature often portrayed poor women as slatterns.
• The term slattern is considered outdated and offensive by modern standards.
• Historical texts sometimes used slattern to criticize women’s domestic habits.
• The word slattern reflects old-fashioned attitudes about women’s roles.