wife (w f)n. pl. wives (w vz) A woman joined to another person in marriage; a female spouse. [Middle English wif, from Old English w f; see ghwbh- in Indo-European roots.]wife  hood n. |
wife [waɪf]
n pl wives [waɪvz]
1. (Law) a man's partner in marriage; a married woman Related adj uxorial
2. an archaic or dialect word for woman
take to wife to marry (a woman)
[Old English wīf; related to Old Norse vīf (perhaps from vīfathr veiled), Old High German wīb (German Weib)]
wifehood n
wifeless adj
wifelike adj
wifeliness n
wifely adj
Wife
See also marriage.
1. the murder of a wife by a husband.
2. a husband who murders his wife. — uxoricidal, adj.
2. a husband who murders his wife. — uxoricidal, adj.
Obsolete, the condition of widowhood. Also viduity. — vidual, adj.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriagebattle-axe, battle-ax - a sharp-tongued domineering wife crown princess - the wife of a crown prince first lady - the wife of a chief executive golf widow - a wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf honest woman - a wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time); "he made an honest woman of her" homemaker, housewife, lady of the house, woman of the house - a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income marchioness - the wife or widow of a marquis matron - a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified mayoress - the wife of a mayor old lady - your own wife; "meet my old lady" signora - an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name trophy wife - a wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man; "his trophy wife was an asset to his business" vicereine - wife of a viceroy viscountess - a wife or widow of a viscount adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
wife
noun spouse, woman (informal), partner, mate, squeeze (informal), bride, old woman (informal), old lady (informal), little woman (informal), significant other (U.S. informal), better half (humorous), her indoors (Brit. slang), helpmate, helpmeet, (the) missis or missus (informal), vrou (S. African), bidie-in (Scot.) He married his wife Jane 37 years ago.
Related words
adjective uxorial
adjective uxorial
Quotations
"If you get a good wife you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher" [Socrates]
"Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses" [Francis Bacon]
"An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband" [Booth Tarkington]
"I... chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well" [Oliver Goldsmith The Vicar of Wakefield]
"My fairest, my espoused, my latest found,"
"Heaven's last best gift, my ever new delight" [John Milton Paradise Lost]
"best image of myself and dearer half" [John Milton Paradise Lost]
"If you get a good wife you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher" [Socrates]
"Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses" [Francis Bacon]
"An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband" [Booth Tarkington]
"I... chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well" [Oliver Goldsmith The Vicar of Wakefield]
"My fairest, my espoused, my latest found,"
"Heaven's last best gift, my ever new delight" [John Milton Paradise Lost]
"best image of myself and dearer half" [John Milton Paradise Lost]
Translations
wife
n pl <wives> → Frau f, → Gattin f (form), → Gemahlin f (liter, form); the wife (inf) → die Frau; a woman whom he would never make his wife → eine Person, die er niemals zu seiner Frau machen würde; businessmen who take their wives with them on their trips → Geschäftsleute, die ihre (Ehe)frauen or Damen mit auf Geschäftsreise nehmen; to take a wife (old) → sich (dat) → eine Frau or ein Weib (old) → nehmen; to take somebody to wife (old) → jdn zum Weibe nehmen (old)
wife [waɪf] n (wives (pl)) → moglie f
the wife (fam) → la padrona
it's just an old wives' tale → è solo una superstizione
wife [waɪf] n (wives (pl)) → moglie f
the wife (fam) → la padrona
it's just an old wives' tale → è solo una superstizione
the wife (fam) → la padrona
it's just an old wives' tale → è solo una superstizione
wife [waɪf] n (wives (pl)) → moglie f
the wife (fam) → la padrona
it's just an old wives' tale → è solo una superstizione
n wife [waif]
the woman to whom one is married Come and meet my wife; He is looking for a wife. vrou زَوْجَه съпруга manželka kone die (Ehe-)Frau η σύζυγος esposa, mujer naine, abikaasa زن vaimo femme אִישָה पत्नी žena, supruga feleség istri eiginkona moglie 妻 아내 žmona sieva isteri echtgenote kone, hustru żona esposa soţie жена manželka žena supruga fru, hustru ภรรยา eş, karı 妻子 дружина, жінка بیوی vợ 妻子
old wives' tale
a superstitious and misleading story. ouvroustorie خُرافَة عَجائِز суеверие babské řeči ammestuehistorie das Altweibermärchen λαϊκή δοξασία cuento de viejas vananaisteplära قصه های مادربزرگان kansanomainen uskomus conte de bonne femme סִיפּוּרֵי סָבתַא अंधविश्वास वाली और भ्रामक कहानी praznovjerna priča mesebeszéd tahayul kerlingabók, kredda, bábilja superstizione たわいのない話 (노파들의) 실없는 이야기 bobučių pasaka sievu tenkas; blēņas kepercayaan karut, tahyul oudewijvenpraat gammel overtro, eventyr; kjerringråd babskie gadanie superstiáao poveşti de adormit copiii бабушкины сказки babské reči babja čenča bapske priče amsaga, skrock เรื่องลี้ลับเกี่ยวกับภรรยาแก่ kocakarı masalı, boş inanç 無稽之談 бабські плітки; бабські вигадки من گھڑت باتیں chuyện mê tín 荒诞故事
n wife-battering
the crime of beating one's own wife. vrouslanery ضَرْب المَرأَه насилие над съпругата bití manželky hustrumishandling die Gewalt in der Ehe (gegen die Ehefrau) κακοποίηση συζύγου malos tratos naisepeks قتل همسر vaimon pahoinpitely violence conjugale מַכֵּה נָשִים पत्नी को पीटने का अपराध zlostavljanje supruge feleségbántalmazás kejahatan memukul istri (il percuotere la propria moglie) 妻への暴力 아내 구타 smurto panaudojimas prieð þmonà, þmonos sumuðimas miesas bojājumu nodarīšana sievai jenayah memukul isteri sendiri vrouwenmishandeling konemishandling znęcanie się nad współmałżonką избиение жены nezákonné použitie násilia voči manželke pretepanje žene zlostavljenje supruge อาชญากรรมของการต่อสู้เพื่อแย่งภรรยา karı dövme 毆妻罪 биття дружини اپنی بیوی کو مارنے کا جرم tội bạo hành gia đình 殴打妻子罪
wife → زوجة manželka kone Ehefrau σύζυγος esposa vaimo épouse žena moglie 妻 아내 vrouw kone żona esposa жена fru ภรรยา karı vợ 妻子
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