wife

n., pl., wives (wīvz).
A woman joined to another person in marriage; a female spouse.

[Middle English wif, from Old English wīf.]

wifehood wife'hood' n.

n

Definition: woman married to a man
Antonyms: husband

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n

A woman united to a man in lawful wedlock; a married woman whose husband is alive and from whom she is not divorced; a female spouse.

IN BRIEF: A married woman.

Smile at each other, smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other - it doesn't matter who it is - and that will help you to grow up in greater love for each other. — Mother Teresa (1910-1998), Macedonian Catholic nun.

sign description: Combined sign: GIRL + MARRY The thumb moves down the chin then changes to two hands clasps together.

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Common misspelling(s) of wife

• wief

Wife

Dansk (Danish)
n. - kone, hustru

idioms:

• common-law wife    borgerligt viede hustru

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrouw, echtgenote

Français (French)
n. - (gén) femme, (Admin, Jur) épouse, bonne femme (arch)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Frau

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (η) σύζυγος, γυναίκα
v. - παντρεύομαι

idioms:

• common-law wife    γυναίκα που συζεί με κάποιον για πολλά χρόνια

Italiano (Italian)
moglie

Português (Portuguese)
n. - esposa (f)

Русский (Russian)
супруга, женщина

Español (Spanish)
n. - esposa, mujer

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hustru
v. - gifta sig, uppföra sig som hustru till ngn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
妻子, 内人, 太太

idioms:

• common-law wife    同居妻子, 未有实质婚姻关系但住在一起的同居妻子

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 妻子, 內人, 太太

idioms:

• common-law wife    同居妻子, 未有實質婚姻關係但住在一起的同居妻子

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 아내, 여자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 妻, 女房, 奥さん, 夫人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زوجه, خليله, امرأة, عقيله, قرينه, حرم (فعل) يتزوج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אשת-איש‬

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wife	gifts for wife
gift for wife	wife gifts