/herr/ ; unstressed /heuhr, euhr/ , pron.
1. the objective case of she: We saw her this morning. Give this book to her.
2. the possessive case of she (used as an attributive adjective): Her coat is the one on the chair. I'm sorry about her leaving. Cf. hers .
3. the dative case of she: I gave her the book.
4. Informal. (used instead of the pronoun she in the predicate after the verb to be ): It's her. It isn't her.
n.
5. Slang. a female: Is the new baby a her or a him?
[ bef. 900; ME her ( e ), OE hire, gen. and dat. of heo she (fem. of he HE 1 ) ]
Usage . See he 1 , me .