wife
A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
Example
“The Fisherman and His Wife”
Other meanings
The female of a pair of mated animals.
“A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen.”
Related words
- ice wife
- wife-carl
- aad wife
- archwife
- blue star wife
- devil is kissing his wife
- mob wife
- Caesar's wife
- country wife
- cyberwife
- devil's beating his wife
- dead wife flashback
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "wīf" (woman, wife).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “wife” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.