HyperDic: better_half

English > 1 sense of the expression better half:
NOUNperson better half, spouse, partner, married person, matea person's partner in marriage
English > better half: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA person's partner in marriage.
Synonymsspouse, partner, married person, mate
Member ofmarriage, married couple, man and wifeTwo people who are married to each other
Narrowerbigamistsomeone who marries one person while already legally married to another
consortThe husband or wife of a reigning monarch
helpmate, helpmeetA helpful partner
husband, hubby, married manA married man
monogamist, monogynistsomeone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time / time)
newlywed, honeymoonersomeone recently married
polygamistsomeone who is married to two or more people at the same time
wife, married womanA married woman
Broaderdomestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalentA person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
relative, relationA person related by blood or marriage
Spanishconsorte, cónyuge, esposa, esposo
Catalancònjuge, consort, esposa, espòs

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