wife

Synonyms:

married woman

Antonyms:

hubby, husband, married man

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

Examples:

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Bathsheba

(Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC)

Catherine of Aragon

first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

Anne Hathaway

wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)

Rachel

(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

Rebecca

(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau

Ruth

the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament

Sarah

(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

Types:

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battle-ax, battle-axe

a sharp-tongued domineering wife

crown princess

the wife of a crown prince

first lady

the wife of a chief executive

golf widow

a wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf

honest woman

a wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time)

homemaker, housewife, lady of the house, woman of the house

a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income

marchioness

the wife or widow of a marquis

matron

a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

mayoress

the wife of a mayor

missis, missus

informal term of address for someone's wife

old lady

your own wife

sheika, sheikha

the wife of a sheik

signora

an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name

trophy wife

a wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man

ux., uxor

(legal terminology) the Latin word for wife

vicereine

wife of a viceroy

viscountess

a wife or widow of a viscount

Type of:

better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse

a person's partner in marriage

adult female, woman

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)