moll

Noun

WORDNET DICTIONARY

moll(n = noun.person) gangster's moll, gun moll - the girlfriend of a gangster; Array

is a kind of criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw

moll, a. [G., fr. L. mollis soft, tender, elegiac. Cf. Molle.].

Minor; in the minor mode; as, A moll, that is, A minor. [1913 Webster]

moll, n. sl.
1 a gangster's female companion.
2 a prostitute.

Etymology

pet-form of the name Mary