She Definition
shē
shes, they
pronoun
The woman, girl, or female animal (or, sometimes, the thing regarded as female) previously mentioned: feminine personal pronoun in the third person singular.
Webster's New World
Used to refer to a person whose gender is unspecified or unknown.
American Heritage
The person; the one; anyone.
Webster's New World
The person just mentioned.
Webster's New World
Used in place of it to refer to certain inanimate things, such as ships and nations, traditionally perceived as female.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- this female animal
- this girl
- that female animal
- that woman
- that girl
- this woman
- this-one
noun
A woman, girl, or female animal.
Webster's New World
affix
Female.
She-bear.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Initialism of standard hydrogen electrode.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of She
Noun
Singular:
she
Plural:
shesOrigin of She
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Middle English probably alteration of Old English sēo feminine demonstrative pron. so- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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