significant other



significant other

A person with whom one is in a serious romantic relationship. Primarily heard in US. Since Kelly didn't have a significant other, she attended her friend's wedding alone.
See also: other, significant

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Raphael['reifl]
Cadoc-Welsh
Katelijnkah-tə-LIENDutch
SnjeŽAna-Croatian, Serbian
Raj-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
BradBRADEnglish