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spouse  (spous, spouz)

n.

A marriage partner; a husband or wife.

tr.v. (spouz, spous) spoused, spous·ing, spous·es Archaic

To marry; wed.

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[Middle English, from Old French spous, from Latin spnsus, from past participle of spondre, to pledge; see spend- in Indo-European roots.]

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spouse

n [spaʊs spaʊz]

a person's partner in marriage Related adj spousal

vb [spaʊz spaʊs]

(tr) Obsolete to marry

[from Old French spus (masculine), spuse (feminine), from Latin sponsus, sponsa betrothed man or woman, from spondēre to promise solemnly]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

spouse - a person's partner in marriage       better half, married person, partner, mate man and wife, married couple, marriage - two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" bigamist - someone who marries one person while already legally married to another consort - the husband or wife of a reigning monarch domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent - a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship helpmate, helpmeet - a helpful partner hubby, husband, married man - a married man; a woman's partner in marriage relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" monogamist, monogynist - someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time) honeymooner, newlywed - someone recently married polygamist - someone who is married to two or more people at the same time married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

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spouse

noun partner, mate, husband or wife, companion, consort, significant other (U.S. informal), better half (humorous), her indoors (Brit. slang), helpmate, bidie-in (Scot.), squeeze (informal) living with someone other than a spouse

Related words
adjective spousal

Translations

spouse [spaʊs] N → cónyuge mf

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spouse [ˈspaʊs] n (formal) → époux* $(épouse)m/f (LAW) → conjoint(e) m/f

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spouse

n (form) → Gatte m, → Gattin f

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spouse [spaʊs] n (frm) → sposo/a

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spouse [spaʊs] n (frm) → sposo/a

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spouse

n spouse [spaus]

a husband or wife. ega, eggenoot زَوْج أو زَوْجَه брачен партньор manžel, -ka ægtefælle der Gatte,die Gattin σύζυγος compañero, pareja abikaasa همسر puoliso époux, ouse בֵּן/בַּת זוּג पति, पत्नी supružnik, bračni drug házastárs pasutri maki sposo, sposa 配偶者 배우자 sutuoktinis dzīvesbiedrs pasangan echtgenoot ektefelle małżonek, małżonka cônjuge soţ, soţie супруг(а) manžel, -ka soprog, soproga supružnik [] make (maka) คู่สามีภรรยา eş 配偶 чоловік; дружина شوہر یا بیوی chồng, vợ 配偶

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spouse → زوجة manžel ægtefælle Gatte σύζυγος cónyuge puoliso époux supružnik consorte 配偶者 배우자 echtgenoot ektefelle małżonek cônjuge супруг maka/make สามีหรือภรรยา eş chồng 配偶