leavee

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noun

The person in a relationship who is left by the other.

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Meanings

nounleavee (plural leavees)

plural leavees

  1. The person in a relationship who is left by the other.

    The leavee is the one who may not have been quite ready to give up on the relationship and so may feel still committed in some way to the marriage.

    2009, Lisa Rene Reynolds, Still a Family: A Guide to Good Parenting Through Divorce, page 125

Origin

From leave + -ee.

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APA

leavee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leavee

MLA

“leavee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leavee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leavee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leavee.

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