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Mrs^¹

/ˈmɪs.ɪz/ UK
/-səz/ UK
/ˈmɪs.ɪz/ US
/-sɪs/ US
/ˈmɪs/
/ˈmɪz/

Sounds like Misses, misses, Ms, miss (see further homophones in Ms) · Rhymes with -ɪsɪz

Where it comes from

Contraction of mistress.

noun Mmes · Mesdames · Mrses · Mris. · Mrs.

abbreviation Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames. Mrs Mal[aprop]. O, there's nothing to be hoped for from her! ſhe's as headſtrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile.
A title used for a woman before a place name, thing, or description that she is supposed to typify or represent. Mrs Cheerful
Similar: Ms.

MRS^²

proper noun

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Materials Research Society
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

noun MRSes

abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of magnetic resonance spectroscopy
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of mandibular repositioning splint
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of marginal rate of substitution
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of metabolic risk score
abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, slang, uncountable Ellipsis of MRS degree

MRs^³

noun

plural plural of MR

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mister, lady, señora, signora, wife, matron, madam, missus, madame, woman, mistress, frau, memsahib, senora, women, milady

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noun title before a woman's name

Español	Sra., Señora
한국어	-씨 -ssi, -님 -nim, 미시스 misiseu
日本語	-夫人 -fujin, -さん -san, -様 -sama
中文	-夫人 -fūrén, -太太 -tàitài
हिन्दी	जी jī, श्रीमती śrīmtī, साहिबा sāhibā
Kiswahili	Bi
Português	Sra
Français	Mme., Mme
Deutsch	Fr.
Italiano	Sig.ra
Ελληνικά	κα ka
Română	Dna
Русский	госпожа́ gospožá, г-жа g-ža, мада́м madám, ми́ссис míssis
Tiếng Việt	bà, cô
العربية	سَيِّدَة sayyida, مَدَام madām
עברית	גב׳ gvéret, גְּבֶרֶת gvéret

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@misc{mrs_2026,
  title = {Mrs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mrs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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