noun. A confidant, especially one who is a woman.

noun. A female confidant.

noun. The name given by the English designer Hepplewhite to a species of sofa, similar to an ordinary stuffed couch, with additional seats at the ends, all made in one.

noun. a female confidant

noun. a female confidant

"Dmitri Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, said that with a close Putin confidante now starting a five year term as Moscow's mayor, it is clear where power really lies in Russia today."

confidant  intimate  

adviser  almonry  chaperon  coadjutor  collaborator