woman financially dependent on a man; female kept person
Colloquial term, often derogatory; the female counterpart of ヒモ男. Implies the woman lives off a man's income without contributing financially.
See also: ヒモ男
She quit her job and became a kept woman living off her boyfriend.
I don't want to live like a woman who depends on a man for money.
Hiragana variant, less common but still used.
Compound of ヒモ (slang for a kept person, from the image of being tied to someone's purse strings) and 女 (woman).