/ Dictionary / Index B banshee: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ban•shee Pronunciation: (ban'shē, ban-shē'), [key] — n. (in Irish folklore) a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears to or is heard by members of a family as a sign that one of them is about to die. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: banshee (Thesaurus) bans bant Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language