Definition of wife Wife
/wajˈf/ - [wayf] - wife
We found 18 definitions of wife from 8 different sources.
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What does wife mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: wives |
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| wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage | ||
| married woman | ||
| hubby, husband, married man a married man; a woman's partner in marriage | ||
| adult female, woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" | ||
| better half, married person, spouse, partner, mate a person's partner in marriage | ||
| battle-ax, battle-axe a broadax used as a weapon | ||
| crown princess a female heir apparent to a throne | ||
| 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 a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess | ||
| matron a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified | ||
| mayoress a woman 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 or form of address for a married woman | ||
| 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 noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- wife (n.)
A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like. - wife (n.)
The lawful consort of a man; a woman who is united to a man in wedlock; a woman who has a husband; a married woman; -- correlative of husband.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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wife
A married woman.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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Brush to your froe, or bloss, and wheedle for crop; run to your mistress, and sooth and coax her out of some money. DUTCH. -
wife
A fetter fixed to one leg.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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Choose your wife on Saturday, and not on a Sunday. -
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He that goes far from home for a wife, either intends to cheat or will be cheated. -
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A man's best fortune or his worst is his wife. -
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There is one good wife in the country, and every man thinks he hath her. -
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A good wife makes a good husband. -
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A good wife and health Are a man's best wealth. -
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Saith Solomon the wise A good wife's a prize. -
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He that tells his wife news is but newly married.
Wikipedia 
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A wife is a married woman. "Married" means that the law says they are legally "joined".
In coutries and times it has been different how many wives can a man have legally. In old times there was no limitations in some countries. In christianity a man can have one wife. In Islam a man can have up to four wives.
There are some names for special kinds of wives. For example,
a queen is a wife of a king.
If a child is born between a man and his wife, this child is thought as a legitimate (lawful) child. In contrary a child between a man and a woman who is not his wife is called illegitimate child or a bastard. Though out of wedlock children have lost a social stigma in many western countries where common-law relationships are becoming much more common.
A man whose wife is deceased is called a widower.
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