Some men refer to their wife, girlfriend, or mother as their ~. (INFORMAL)
He had met his ~ when he was a house painter and she was a waitress.
N-SING: usu poss N
Some men refer to their wife, girlfriend, or mother as their ~. (INFORMAL)
He had met his ~ when he was a house painter and she was a waitress.
N-SING: usu poss N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012