harem
🇺🇸
/ˈhærəm/
🇬🇧
/ˈhɑːriːm/
noun
R
A group of women who live together and are married to or owned by one man, especially in some Muslim societies in the past.
In the olden days, a wealthy sultan might have a large harem in his palace.
R
The part of a house where the women of the family live, especially in some Muslim cultures.
The women of the family stayed in the harem, away from the eyes of outsiders.
R
A group of female animals that all have the same male partner for breeding.
The lion had a harem of females in his pride.
translation
A group of women who live together and are married to or owned by one man, especially in some Muslim societies in the past.; The part of a house where the women of the family live, especially in some Muslim cultures.; A group of female animals that all have the same male partner for breeding.
Word Forms
Plural
harems