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wife /waɪf/ noun (plural wives /waɪvz/) [countable]
Irregular Forms: (pl) wives
همسر (زن)
زوجه، عیال، خانم، حقوقی: معقوده، همسر
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Synonyms & Related Wordswife[noun]Synonyms: spouse, better half
(humorous), bride, mate, partner
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionarywife S1 W1 /waɪf/
noun (
plural wives /waɪvz/)
[countable][
Language: Old English;
Origin: wif 'woman, wife']
the woman that a man is married to ⇒
husband,
spouse:
Have you met my wife? a refuge for battered wives his second wifeex-wife/former wife He threatened to kill his ex-wife’s boyfriend. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationswife noun ADJ. new | future (also
wife-to-be informal)
| ex-, former | deserted | divorced, estranged | dead, late | dependent With a dependent wife and children, he can't afford to lose his job.
pregnant | dutiful, excellent, faithful, good, loving, loyal, supportive, wonderful | long-suffering His long-suffering wife had to put up with his numerous affairs.
attractive, beautiful, charming, lovely | unfaithful | jealous | domineering, nagging | battered a hostel for battered wives VERB + WIFE meet I first met my wife at university.
marry | desert, leave, walk out on | batter, beat WIFE + VERB give birth His wife has just given birth to a son. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲