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wife

/wæf/noun1 syllable

Wife means: a married woman; a man's partner in marriage.

Synonyms for wife16

noun, as in a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

married woman

also used for wife

little woman, woman, ball and chain, better half, boss, bride, dutch, 'er indoors, frow, geezer, her indoors, lady, little lady, memsahib, missus

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Opposites of wife

husband

What does wife mean?1

noun

1

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wife?5

one syllable

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Wife in a sentence

  • To tell the truth, they are not husband and wife.CC
  • To make matters worse, his wife fell ill.CM
  • Upon arriving at the airport, he made a phone call to his wife.avandivai
  • In addition, there have been changes in husband-wife relationships.orcrist
  • Gloria, don't let him feed you that line about his wife not understanding him.CP
  • He will come with his wife, as is often the case with foreigners.CK
  • He and his wife tried to work out their problems, but couldn't.CK
  • She became, in other words, a good wife.unknown

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Forms of wife

as a noun

plural
wives