she

[ shee ]
/ ʃi /

pronoun, singular nominative she, possessive her or hers, objective her; plural nominative they, possessive their or theirs, objective them.

the female person or animal being discussed or last mentioned; that female.
the woman: She who listens learns.
anything considered, as by personification, to be feminine: spring, with all the memories she conjures up.

noun, plural shes.

a female person or animal.
an object or device considered as female or feminine.

Origin of she

1125–75; Middle English, alteration of Old English sēo, sīo, sīe, feminine of se the1; replacing Old English hēo, hīo, feminine personal pronoun; see he1, her

usage note for she

See he1, me, they.

Definition for she (2 of 3)

s/he
[ shee-er-hee, shee-hee ]
/ ˈʃi ərˈhi, ˈʃiˈhi /

pronoun

she or he: used as an orthographic device to avoid he when the sex of the antecedent is unknown or irrelevant.
Compare she/he.

usage note for s/he

See he1.

Definition for she (3 of 3)

she's
[ sheez ]
/ ʃiz /

contraction of she is.
contraction of she has.

usage note for she's

British Dictionary definitions for she (1 of 2)

she
/ (ʃiː) /

pronoun (subjective)

refers to a female person or animal she is a doctor; she's a fine mare
refers to things personified as feminine, such as cars, ships, and nations
Australian and NZ an informal word for it 1 (def. 3) she's apples; she'll be right

noun

  1. a female person or animal
  2. (in combination)she-cat

Word Origin for she

Old English sīe, accusative of sēo, feminine demonstrative pronoun

undefined she

See me 1

British Dictionary definitions for she (2 of 2)

she's
/ (ʃiːz) /

contraction of

she is or she has