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significant other

noun

  1. Sociology. a person, as a parent or peer, who has great influence on one's behavior and self-esteem.
  2. a spouse or cohabiting lover. : SO, S.O.


significant other

noun

  1. informal.
    a spouse or lover
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Maybe your plans entail your entire family—parents, aunts, grandparents, nieces, cousins, in-laws, dogs, turtles, significant others—sharing a lovely holiday weekend under the same roof.

In “Baggage,” Cumming examines his relationships to his family, significant others and himself.

This was before I learned the ironclad rule that one should never try to teach a significant other a sport, especially if one wants the other to remain significant.

Because many shelters are single-sex or sex-segregated facilities, often people are asked to separate from their significant others, which can be a deal breaker.

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We have a card that says, “You are cordially invited to invade my personal space,” which is funny, considering how much time we’ve spent with our significant others this year.

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