who's 'she', the cat's mother
A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to a woman in the nominative case as "she", instead of by her name or an appropriately respectful title.
"She's coming on the trip with us too!"
who's
/huːz/
contraction 3det 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
clear, over, right, status-conscious, suspected
VERB + WHO'S
ask, said, talk, wonder
WHO'S + NOUN
asshole, boy, emily, george, girl, mice, nobody
PREP.
in
ADV.
only
Definitions
contraction
1
Who is.
Who’s that in my bed?
2
Who has.
Who’s been sleeping in my bed?
3
Who (whom) does
“Who’s he want to fight?” Martin asked, and the man said: “I’ve heard him twice. He wants to kick the Indians out of Texas. He wants to fight Santy Anny and whip him proper. And he wants us to take Santy Fay”.
det
1
Misspelling of whose.
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Idioms & Phrases
who's who
A publication containing biographies of well-known or important people.
Nearly every country has now a Who's Who, which gives a brief outline of the life and work of living men who have distinguished themselves in various ways.
who's calling
Used by a phone call receiver to ask the identity of the caller.
show who's boss
To demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand.
When children are young, spanking is a familiar device to show who's boss.
Example Bank
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Who’s that in my bed?
Wiktionary02
Who’s been sleeping in my bed?
Wiktionary03
“Who’s he want to fight?” Martin asked, and the man said: “I’ve heard him twice. He wants to kick the Indians out of Texas. He wants to fight Santy Anny and whip him proper. And he wants us to take Sa
Wiktionary04
Holy crap, who's the asshole who dares call me in the middle of the night?!
Tatoeba · #217205
Who's the girl in a yellow raincoat?
Tatoeba · #2560106
Who's going to clear up all this mess?
Tatoeba · #27502Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, who's is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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