confidante

n.

1. A woman to whom secrets or private matters are disclosed.
2. A woman character in a drama or fiction, such as a trusted friend or servant, who serves as a device for revealing the inner thoughts or intentions of a main character.

[French confidente, feminine of confident, confidant. See confidant.]

noun

1. One in whom secrets are confided: confessor, confidant, repository. See show/hide, words.
2. A person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts: amigo, brother, chum, confidant, familiar, friend, intimate, mate, pal. Informal bud, buddy. Slang sidekick. See love/hatred.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a female confidant

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fortrolig veninde

Nederlands (Dutch)
vertrouwelinge

Français (French)
n. - confidente

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vertraute

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (η) εξ απορρήτων, (η) μυστικοσύμβουλος

Italiano (Italian)
confidente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - confidente (f)

Русский (Russian)
доверенное лицо, наперсница

Español (Spanish)
n. - confidente, hombre de confianza

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förtrogen (kvinna)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
知己的女友

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 知己的女友

한국어 (Korean)
n. - confidant의 여성형, 18세기 일종의 긴 의자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 親友

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مؤتمنه أسرار شخصيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אשת סוד‬

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