harem

noun6

1. •
   The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers.
2. •
   A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household.
3. •
   A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals (including elephant seals), sea lions, and baboons.
4. •
   A group of female birds mated to or associated with a breeding male.

   • In the meantime we were hidden in a close juniper thicket on the little knoll, and expected the capercailzie cock every moment; but our old friend tarried a long time in his harem. — 1886
5. •
   A genre of anime and manga in which a man is the love interest of three or more women.
6. •
   (slang) Any significant number of women together as a group; a bevy.