fiancé/fiancée
/fiˌɑːnˈseɪ/
a man/woman engaged to be married
fiancé/fiancée in a sentence
“She introduced her fiancé to her parents.”
Origin of fiancé/fiancée
French: fiancé(e) betrothed (past participle of fiancer to betroth, from fiance trust/confidence); literally one promised in marriage
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