world's oldest profession

English - English

Definition of world's oldest profession in English English dictionary

Prostitution

Hyphenation

world's old·est pro·fes·sion

Turkish pronunciation

wırldz ōldıst prıfeşın

Pronunciation

/ˈwərldz ˈōldəst prəˈfesʜən/ /ˈwɜrldz ˈoʊldəst prəˈfɛʃən/

Etymology

() The term "world's oldest profession" to describe prostitution in the English language dates from 1888, although there is no agreement on whether English was the first language in which the term was coined. Some local terms have slight variants while others are strict translations with varying degrees of usage.