harem
Plural: harems
Noun
- The part of a Muslim household reserved for women.
- living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
- The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers.
- A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household.
- A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals (including elephant seals), sea lions, and baboons.
- A group of female birds mated to or associated with a breeding male.
- Any significant number of women together as a group; a bevy.
- A genre of anime and manga in which a man is the love interest of three or more women.
Examples
- He formed HAREM horizontally, securing a key area on the Words With Friends board.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حرم (harem) Turkish harem, from Arabic حَرَم (ḥaram, “something prohibited; sanctuary, women”); and later also from حَرِيم (ḥarīm) with same meaning, both from حَرُمَ (ḥaruma, “be forbidden or unlawful”). Doublet of haram.
Scrabble Score: 10
harem: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordharem: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
harem: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
harem: valid Words With Friends Word