metamour

[met-uh-moor]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(among polyamorous people) a romantic or sexual partner of one's own romantic or sexual partner.
I'm not dating her, but she's my boyfriend's girlfriend, so we are metamours.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of metamour¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; meta- ( def. ) + (par)amour ( def. )

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A "metamour" refers to your partner's partner, and "compersion" refers to a sense of happiness you feel for a partner who is happy with another partner.

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Some people define “metamour” as a partner of our partners, whom we have a non-sexual and non-romantic relationship with.

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metamorphous metanalysis

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