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

n. A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.

n. The female of a pair of mated animals.

n. A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like.

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.

n. A woman: now only in rural or provincial use, especially in Scotland, and usually with an adjective, or in composition with a noun, implying a woman of humble position: as, old wives' tales; a fish wife.

n. The mistress of a house; a hostess: called more distinctively the goodwife (correlative to goodman) or the housewīfe.

n. A woman who is united to a man in the lawful bonds of wedlock; a man's spouse: the correlative of husband.

To take a wife; marry.

n. a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

"Everything will depend on my wife -- [_relishing the word_] my _wife_."

to take to wife   

husband    celibate   

old wives' tale    auld wives' tongues    plural wives    inhibition against a wife    ratification by a wife    deceased wife's sister bill    old wife    spiritual wife    wife's equity    dutch wife   

wives   

woman    spouse    helpmate    rib    queen    matron    lady    feme    concubine    grizel   

Fife    Life    co-wife    fife    knife    life    rife    saif    strife   

daughter    child    servant    king    companion    lover    soul    soldier    fellow    parent