A woman seen as a successor to Eve, especially in being fallible or easily tempted, or (occasionally) in redeeming the transgressions of the first Eve.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Lord Byron (1788–1824), poet.
Definition of new Eve in US English:
new Eve
noun
A woman seen as a successor to Eve, especially in being fallible or easily tempted, or (occasionally) in redeeming the transgressions of the first Eve.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Lord Byron (1788–1824), poet.