Answers Contain The Word Ant

[halcyon days]

1. A close female friend- one entrusted with secrets
16. A shiny, black, web-footed sea bird

[Tilly2]

2 cormorant

[Baldric]

confidANTe

[Tilly2]

1. confidant

[Tilly2]

+ e :-)

[Baldric]

Confidante definition, a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.

[Tilly2]

......I know.....I forgot the 'e'.

[Tilly2]

.....at least I got cormorant. ;-)

[halcyon days]

Thank you