she
she · shes
A femaleA female.
Recorded UK: Association Shtooka, Judith Franck, CC BY 3.0 US, Wikimedia Commons · Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
UK/ʃiː/US/ʃi/
Meaning
1 sensesA female.
Pat is definitely a she.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English sche, scho, hyo, ȝho (“she”), whence also Yorkshire dialectaInherited from Middle English sche, scho, hyo, ȝho (“she”), whence also Yorkshire dialectal shoo (“she”), Scots she, sho (“she”).
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