A1 a title used before the family name or full name of a married woman who has no other title:
Mrs Wood/Mrs Jean Wood
[ as form of address ] Hello, Mrs Grant, how are you today?
› used when expressing the idea that a woman is typical of or represents a quality, activity, or place:
More examples
- The head of English at our school is called Mrs Shield.
- It's going to be difficult remembering to call her Mrs Carter now that she's married, instead of Miss Fairweather.
- Hello, you must be Mrs Mills, Daniel's mum. How can I help you, Mrs Mills?
- There are two women on the committee - Mrs Chen and Miss Allen.
- She still calls herself Mrs Price, although she's divorced - mainly because she has children, I suppose.
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