Sekirov Dictionary

wife

/waɪf/

noun 3
verb 1
forms 5
phrases 3

noun3

•
a married woman, seen as the partner of the person she is married to
- And I geue vnto the same Elizabeth my wif the sparuers and hangings of the same twoo beddes vsuallye occupied, and hanging ouer and about the same twoo beddes[…] — 1558
•
The female of a pair of mated animals.
- A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen.
(Scotland) Synonym of woman.

verb1

•
(informal) To marry (a woman).
- Mentally scarred for life, love is war / And some chicks are just too hard to wife — 2004

forms

wifed · wifing · wifes · wifes · wives

Phrases with wife

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