comfort woman

[ kuhm-fert woom-uhn ]

noun

1. a girl or woman forced into prostitution by Japanese soldiers during World War II.

Word History and Origins

Origin of comfort woman¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Similar fights over memorials to the comfort women have played out elsewhere — including Southern California — but the dispute has special resonance in Germany, with its own travails in coming to terms with an ugly history.

From Los Angeles Times

Resolving the comfort women cases poses similar challenges.

From Washington Times

The team is led by theologians and faith leaders - among them, a Presbyterian and a Lutheran pastor - who listen and comfort women who struggle to reconcile their faith with their decision to get an abortion.

From Washington Times

The team is led by theologians and faith leaders — among them, a Presbyterian and a Lutheran pastor — who listen and comfort women who struggle to reconcile their faith with their decision to get an abortion.

From Seattle Times

The last living 'comfort women' sing 'forget us not'

From BBC