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spouse
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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.

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

spouse
Noun
a person's partner in marriage [Latin sponsus, sponsa betrothed man or woman]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spousespouse - a person's partner in marriage      
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

spouse
noun partner, mate, husband or wife, companion, consort, significant other U.S. (informal) better half (humorous) her indoors Brit. (slang) helpmate
Translations
spouse [spauz] ncónyuge m/f

spouse [spauz] népoux(épouse)

spouse [spaus] n (male) → Gatte m;
(female) → Gattin f

spouse [spauz] nsposo/a

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 配偶 чоловік; дружина شوہر یا بیوی chồng, vợ


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