English dictionary
wife
nounPronunciation
/waɪf/
/waɪf/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
- The female of a pair of mated animals.
verb
- (said of men) to marry
noun
- An adult female human.
- (collective) All females collectively; womankind.
- A female person, usually an adult; a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
- A wife (or sometimes a fiancée or girlfriend).
- A female who is extremely fond of or devoted to a specified type of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
- A female attendant or servant.
Example sentences
A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen.