wife

wife  (wf)

n. pl. wives (wvz)

A woman joined to a man in marriage; a female spouse.

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[Middle English wif, from Old English wf; see ghwbh- in Indo-European roots.]

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wifehood n.

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wife

Noun

pl wives the woman to whom a man is married [Old English wīf]

wifely adj

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Wife

See also marriage.

uxoricide

1. the murder of a wife by a husband.
2. a husband who murders his wife. — uxoricidal, adj.

viduage

Obsolete, the condition of widowhood. Also viduity. — vidual, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage married woman battle-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 missis, missus - informal term of address for someone's wife old lady - your own wife; "meet my old lady" sheika, sheikha - the wife of a sheik signora - an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name better half, married person, partner, spouse, mate - a person's partner in marriage 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" ux., uxor - (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife 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" hubby, husband, married man - a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

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wife

noun spouse, woman (informal) partner, mate, 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 wahine N.Z. wifey (informal) >> adjective uxorial

Translations

wife [pl wives] [waɪf, waɪvz] n → mujer f; esposa

wife [wives , pl ] [waɪf, waɪvz] n → femme f, épouse f

wife [waɪf] [wives , pl ] n → Frau f

wife [pl wives] [waɪf, waɪvz] n → moglie f

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wife

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, 처, 부인 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 akkojen löpinöitä 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 미신적이고 허황된 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 荒誕故事 бабські плітки; бабські вигадки من گھڑت باتیں chuyện mê tín 荒诞故事

n ˈwife-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 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 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 毆打妻子罪 биття дружини اپنی بیوی کو مارنے کا جرم tội bạo hành gia đình 殴打妻子罪