Macaulay

American  

[muh-kaw-lee] / məˈkɔ li /

noun

1. Dame Rose, c1885–1958, English poet and novelist.

2. Thomas Babington 1st Baron, 1800–59, English historian, author, and statesman.

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Macaulay British  

/ məˈkɔːlɪ /

noun

1. Dame Rose. 1881–1958, British novelist. Her books include Dangerous Ages (1921) and The Towers of Trebizond (1956)

2. Thomas Babington, 1st Baron. 1800–59, English historian, essayist, and statesman. His History of England from the Accession of James the Second (1848–61) is regarded as a classic of the Whig interpretation of history

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Other Word Forms

• Macaulayan adjective
• Macaulayism noun

Example Sentences

“I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“Home Alone” star Macaulay Culkin has quietly sold his sprawling California estate for $14.25 million—one year after he opened up about his role as a “homebody dad” with longtime partner Brenda Song.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Her on-screen son in holiday classics Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, Macaulay Culkin, also paid an emotional tribute on Instagram.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Macaulay Culkin, Pedro Pascal and other stars paid tribute to Catherine O’Hara after her death on Friday at age 71.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Dad could be wrong, and the great historians Carlyle and Macaulay and Trevelyan could be wrong, but from the ashes of their dispute I could construct a world to live in.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover