English > wife: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A married woman; a man's partner in marriage. |
|---|
| Synonym | married woman |
|---|
| Instances | Bathsheba | (Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David |
|---|
| Catherine of Aragon, Catherine | first wife of Henry VIII |
| Hathaway, Anne Hathaway | wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623) |
| Rachel | (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin |
| Rebecca, Rebekah | (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau |
| Ruth | The great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament |
| Sarah | (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac |
| Narrower | battle-ax, battle-axe | A sharp-tongued domineering wife |
|---|
| crown princess | The wife of a crown prince |
| 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) |
| housewife, homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house | A wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income |
| marchioness | The wife or widow of a marquis |
| matron | A married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified |
| mayoress | The wife of a mayor |
| missus, missis | informal term of address for someone's wife |
| old lady | Your own wife |
| sheika, sheikha | The wife of a sheik |
| signora | An Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name |
| trophy wife | A wife who is an attractive young woman |
| uxor, ux. | (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife |
| vicereine | wife of a viceroy |
| viscountess | A wife or widow of a viscount / viscount |
| Broader | spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half | A person's partner in marriage |
|---|
| woman, adult female | An adult female person (as opposed to a man) |
| Opposite | husband, hubby, married man | A married man |
|---|
| Spanish | cónyuge, esposa, esposo, marido, mujer casada, mujer, señora |
|---|
| Catalan | dona casada, dona, esposa, muller |
|---|
| Adjectives | wifely | befitting or characteristic of a wife |
|---|
