fiancee
/fi ˈæn si/
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Definition(s):
- (n) a woman who is engaged to be married
Usage(s):
- It was written 90 years ago by Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, to his fiancee Martha Bernays.
- The fiancee pretends to like his daughter but does not discourage her from running away when she decides she is not wanted in her father's home.
- Ernestina is his drearily upright fiancee.
Quotes
- "I just want to apologize to everybody - my teammates, my family, especially my fiancee," Richardson said after practice Monday. "I've been questioned as a basketball player, questioned as a person, but my fatherhood in question is tough,...on Feb 16, 2009 By: Jason Richardson Source: San Jose Mercury News
- "We are cautiously optimistic," Hodes said. "Hero still has a long way to go. My staff and I are working with the Rollins family, Justin's fiancee, Brittney, Justin's fellow soldiers, and DHL (a cargo company) to bring him back to New...on May 8, 2007 By: Paul Hodes Source: Boston Globe (registration)
- "As Reverend Sharpton just said, I did meet with (fiancee Nicole Paultre-Bell) and the whole Bell family," Spitzer said. "And let's just say this: We all grieve with them. And there are no words that can be sufficient for the tragedy that you...on Jan 15, 2007 By: Eliot Spitzer Source: Washington Post
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