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reverse harem

The English word “reverse harem” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A group of someone's boyfriends and/or husbands in a polygamous household.
  2. A situation in anime and manga in which a woman is the love interest of three or more men.

Etymology

So called because a traditional harem involves one man and multiple women.

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