couple

Synonyms:

duet, duo, twosome

Types:

same-sex marriage

two people of the same sex who live together as a family

Type of:

pair

two people considered as a unit

Synonyms:

match, mates

Types:

power couple

a couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential

DINK

a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)

Type of:

family, family unit

primary social group; parents and children

Type of:

small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity

an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

Synonyms:

brace, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke

Types:

doubleton

(bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player

Type of:

2, II, deuce, two

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

Types:

dipole

a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance

electric dipole, electric doublet

a dipole with equal and opposite electric charges

magnetic dipole

a dipole with opposing magnetic poles

Type of:

building block, unit

a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else