Mrs
Bride's new honorific
Mrs is a title for a married woman, placed before her surname or full name: Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Patricia Williams.
Traditionally it indicated a woman had taken her husband's name, but usage has loosened.
The title derives from mistress but lost that pronunciation centuries ago; it's now spoken as "missus." In American English, Mrs. takes a period; British English omits it.
Female institutional supervisor
- housewifeHome-focused married woman
- homemakerOne who manages a household
- domesticOf the home
- householdDomestic unit of residents
married woman · lady · gentlewoman · dame · society · respectable · established · settled
Female marriage partner
- spouseMarried partner
- husbandMarried man's role
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- brideWoman getting married
matrimony · nuptials · wedlock · union · partner · couple · newlywed · matron
Formal honorific or name
- honorificRespectful form of address
- salutationExpression of goodwill
- ma'amPolite term for women
- madamFormal address for women
missus · prefix · courtesy title · formal address · introduction · correspondence · envelope · invitation
Favorable opinion of worth
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- dignityInnate personal worth
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
regard · prestige · honor · veneration · admiration · courtesy · politeness · formality
matron
Female institutional supervisor
household · married woman · lady · gentlewoman · dame · society · respectable · established · settled · matriarch
wife
Female marriage partner
bride · matrimony · nuptials · wedlock · union · partner · couple · newlywed · matron · betrothed
title
Formal honorific or name
- honorificRespectful form of address
- salutationExpression of goodwill
- ma'amPolite term for women
madam · missus · prefix · courtesy title · formal address · introduction · correspondence · envelope · invitation · nameplate
esteem
Favorable opinion of worth
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- dignityInnate personal worth
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
acknowledgment · regard · prestige · honor · veneration · admiration · courtesy · politeness · formality
MrsMiss
Unmarried female's honorific
Ms · spinster · maiden · bachelorette · unmarried woman
- Mr. and Mrs.Formal married pair titles
- Mrs. ClausToy-maker's spouse
- Mr and MrsSpousal honorific pairing
- Mrs ClausSanta's spouse
- mr and mrs smith
- Mrs. Doubtfire