ALL meanings of harem
har·em
H h - noun harem The separate part of a Muslim household reserved for wives, concubines, and female servants. 1
- noun harem the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women. 1
- noun harem the women in a Muslim household, including the mother, sisters, wives, concubines, daughters, entertainers, and servants. 1
- noun harem Animal Behavior. a social group of females, as elephant seals, accompanied or followed by one fertile male who denies other males access to the group. 1
- noun harem Facetious: Sometimes Offensive. a group of women associated in any way with one man or household: I really resent it when our boss refers to us as his harem, though he's trying to be funny. 1
- noun harem In the meaning “a group of women associated with one man,” harem is used for humorous effect. But this sense is sometimes perceived as insulting because it implies that the man collects women like objects. 1
- noun harem group of women kept for sex 1
- noun harem women's quarters 1
- countable noun harem If a man, especially a Muslim, has several wives or sexual partners living in his house, they can be referred to as his harem. 0
- countable noun harem A harem is a part of a building where a harem lives. 0
- noun harem the part of an Oriental house reserved strictly for wives, concubines, etc 0
- noun harem a Muslim's wives and concubines collectively 0
- noun harem a group of female animals of the same species that are the mates of a single male 0
- noun harem that part of a Muslim household in which the women live; seraglio 0
- noun harem the wives, concubines, women servants, etc. occupying a harem 0
- noun harem a number of female animals, as of fur seals, who mate and lodge with one male 0