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- Dictionarywife/wʌɪf/
noun
- 1. a married woman considered in relation to her spouse: "he and his wife are keen gardeners"
- 2. a woman, especially an old or uneducated one. archaic Scottish
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A1. the woman that you are married to: I met Greg's wife for the first time. She's his third wife (= she is the third woman he has been married to). Compare. husband noun. spouse formal or specialized. Fewer examples. He composed this poem for his wife. Just out of interest, how old is your wife?
The meaning of WIFE is woman. How to use wife in a sentence. woman; a woman acting in a specified capacity —used in combination; a female partner in a marriage…
A wife is a married woman. The word wife is often used when a woman’s marital status is important to the current topic. For example, a man might explain to a salesperson that he is looking for a present for his wife, which is a lot more helpful than saying he is buying a gift for “a woman.” The plural of wife is wives.
A1. the woman that you are married to: I met Greg's wife for the first time. She's his third wife (= she is the third woman he has been married to). Compare. husband noun. spouse formal or specialized. Fewer examples. He composed this poem for his wife. Just out of interest, how old is your wife?
a combining form of wife, now unproductive, occurring in compound words that in general designate traditional roles or occupations of women
1. a woman joined in marriage to a man and considered as his spouse. 2. a woman ( archaic or dial., except in idioms): old wives' tales. Idioms: take to wife, to marry (a particular woman): And he took to wife a woman of the next village.
Definition of wife noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man
Noun. Idiom. Filter. noun. wives. A woman. Webster's New World. A woman with reference to the person to whom she is married. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Any married woman. Webster's New World. The female of a pair of mated animals. A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen. Wiktionary. Synonyms: married woman. uxorial.
A1. the woman that a man is married to: I've never met William's wife. More examplesFewer examples. He has a wife and two young children to provide for. I'm taking my wife to Florence for the weekend. Both Jack and his wife are keen chess players. His wife confirmed that he'd left the house at 8. I had met his wife before.
