Definitions of wife
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a married woman; a partner in marriage
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synonyms:
married woman
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Antonyms:
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hubby, husband, married man
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
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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)
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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)
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Anne Hathaway
wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)
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Rachel
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
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Rebecca
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
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Ruth
the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
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Sarah
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
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battle-ax, battle-axe
a sharp-tongued domineering wife
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crown princess
the wife of a crown prince
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first lady
the wife of a chief executive
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golf widow
a wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf
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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)
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homemaker, housewife, lady of the house, woman of the house
a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
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marchioness
the wife or widow of a marquis
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matron
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
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mayoress
the wife of a mayor
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missis, missus
informal term of address for someone's wife
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old lady
your own wife
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sheika, sheikha
the wife of a sheik
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signora
an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name
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trophy wife
a wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man
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ux., uxor
(legal terminology) the Latin word for wife
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vicereine
wife of a viceroy
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viscountess
a wife or widow of a viscount
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type of:
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better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse
a person's partner in marriage
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adult female, woman
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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hubby, husband, married man
Pronunciation
US
/waɪf/
UK
/waɪf/
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