wife
- noun
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The woman that someone is married to.
My wife and I are saving up for a small house.
The doctor asked whether his wife had similar symptoms.
She became his wife at a small ceremony last autumn.
Both wives kept their own surnames after the wedding.
Common collocations: my wife · his wife · ex-wife · husband and wife · wife and children
Part of: Family, Relationships, Life events
Forms
- plural
- wives