wife

CEFRA1

/wæf/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    A married woman in relation to her spouse.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Synonym of woman.

Examples

  • He was still mad about the accident despite his wife's conciliatory words.

  • It is surprising that your wife should object.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /waɪf/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The female of a pair of mated animals.

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

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To marry (a woman).

More examples

In context

  • I met my wife at university.

  • A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen.

  • The Fisherman and His Wife

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Antonyms

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Origin

noun

Germanic cognates include Scots wife (“wife; woman”), North Frisian wuf, wüf (“wife, woman”), Saterland Frisian Wieuw (“woman; wife; female”), West Frisian wiif (“wife; woman”), Cimbrian baibe, baip (“wife; woman”), Dutch wijf (“woman; female”), German Weib (“woman; wife; female”), German Low German Wiev (“woman; female”), Mòcheno baib (“woman”), Vilamovian bow (“wife; woman”), Yiddish ווײַב (vayb, “wife; woman”) Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish viv (“wife; woman”), Faroese vív (“wife; woman”), Icelandic víf (“wife; woman”). The further etymology is unknown, with a number of disputed suggestions. One suggestion connects Tocharian A/B kip/kwīpe (“genitals, female pude...