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- A female engaged in an extramarital relationship with a married man is frequently considered a "mistress". The word mistress was originally used as a neutral counterpart for the word mister or master.
- The word madam is still a respectful form of address, but has had sexual connotations since the early 1700s and has been used to refer to the owner of a brothel since the early 1900s.
- Some terms of endearment directed to females, a romantic relationship not required, are "darling", "sweetheart", "love", etc.
- Users of Internet slang and SMS slang often shorten girlfriend to the initialism gf.
- Additionally, gender-indiscriminate terms also apply (e.g., lover, heartthrob, paramour, squeeze, sweetheart, true love, wooer, date, escort, steady, admirer, or companion).
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