Xan·thip·pe (z n-th p  , -tp) or Xan·tip·pe (-tp) Fifth century b.c. The wife of Socrates, traditionally described as shrewish and scolding. |
Xanthippe [zænˈθɪpɪ], Xantippe [zænˈtɪpɪ]
n
1. (Biographies / Xanthippe F, Greek, MISC: wife of Socrates) the wife of Socrates, proverbial as a scolding and quarrelsome woman
2. any nagging, peevish, or irritable woman
Xanthippe [zænˈθɪpɪ], Xantippe [zænˈtɪpɪ]
n
any nagging, peevish, or irritable woman
[from Xanthippe, the proverbially scolding and quarrelsome wife of Socrates]
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