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wife

noun verb

A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.

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Word length
4
Starts with
W
Ends with
E
Contains
IF
Scrabble score
10

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Pronunciation

/waɪf/ /waɪf/ /waɪf/

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noun

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

  2. The female of a pair of mated animals.

    “A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen.”

verb

  1. (said of men) to marry

noun

  1. An adult female human.

  2. (collective) All females collectively; womankind.

  3. A female person, usually an adult; a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.

  4. A wife (or sometimes a fiancée or girlfriend).

  5. A female who is extremely fond of or devoted to a specified type of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)

  6. A female attendant or servant.

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Example Sentences

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

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, licensed under CC BY 4.0, derived from Princeton WordNet.

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