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wife
noun
-
wife
,
wives
a
woman
who
is
married
,
especially
in
relation
to
her
spouse
•
Carlos
joked
that
his
wife
makes
the
best
pancakes
in
town
.
Carlos
joked
that
his
wife
makes
the
best
pancakes
in
town
.
•
The
wife
held
her
husband's
hand
as
they
watched
the
sunset
from
the
hilltop
.
The
wife
held
her
husband's
hand
as
they
watched
the
sunset
from
the
hilltop
.
Old
English
wīf
(
woman
,
female
spouse
)
related
to
German
Weib
,
originally
meaning
woman
,
later
narrowing
to
married
woman
in
English
noun
-
wife
,
wives
(
archaic
)
a
woman
,
especially
an
adult
female
person
•
In
the
old
tale
,
a
poor
wife
braved
the
winter
storm
to
find
firewood
.
In
the
old
tale
,
a
poor
wife
braved
the
winter
storm
to
find
firewood
.
•
The
town
crier
told
every
wife
to
gather
in
the
square
.
The
town
crier
told
every
wife
to
gather
in
the
square
.
Same
origin
as
main
sense
;
in
older
English
,
wīf
simply
meant
woman
in
general
,
a
meaning
now
largely
obsolete
except
in
certain
dialects
and
compounds
.
