SIGNIFICANT OTHER

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does significant other mean? 

• SIGNIFICANT OTHER (noun)
  The noun SIGNIFICANT OTHER has 1 sense:

1. a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship

  Familiarity information: SIGNIFICANT OTHER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIGNIFICANT OTHER (noun)

Meaning:

A person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

domestic partner; significant other; spousal equivalent; spouse equivalent

Hypernyms ("significant other" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "significant other"):

lover (a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage)

better half; married person; mate; partner; spouse (a person's partner in marriage)