[hair-uh
m, har-] 
| 1. | the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women. |
| 2. | the women in a Muslim household, including the mother, sisters, wives, concubines, daughters, entertainers, and servants. |
| 3. | Animal Behavior. a social group of females, as elephant seals, accompanied or followed by one fertile male who denies other males access to the group. |
| 4. | Facetious or Offensive. a group of women associated in any way with one man or household: Father joked that he had a harem of five daughters. |