mrs

Everyday

1. Mrs is a title put before the family name of a married woman, as in Mrs Smith. tree →
2. Children often use it to speak to or about their teacher: Good morning, Mrs Brown. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and school: polite way to address women teachers and neighbours. In stories it tells you the character is an adult (usually married) woman. Related titles: Mr (man), Miss (unmarried woman or girl, also used for teachers in the UK), Ms (any woman, married or not), Dr (doctor).

Examples

• Mrs Patel is my teacher. tree →
• Good morning, Mrs Jones! tree →
• Mrs Brown lives next door. tree →
• Please give this note to Mrs Lee. tree →
• Mr and Mrs Smith have two children. tree →
• Mrs Wilson read us a story. tree →
• Is it Mrs or Ms? tree →
• Our head teacher is Mrs Green. tree →
• He took Mrs. Darling’s kiss with him. tree →

Note

Always written with a capital M. Pronounced «MISS-iz». In British English no full stop (Mrs); in American English with one (Mrs.). Use with the family name, not the first name: Mrs Smith, not Mrs Anna. If you do not know if a woman is married, Ms is safe.