WIFE


Meaning of WIFE in English

■ noun ( plural wives ) a married woman considered in relation to her husband.

↘ archaic or dialect a woman, especially an old or uneducated one.

Derivatives

~hood noun

~less adjective

~liness noun

~ly adjective

Origin

OE wīf 'woman', of Gmc origin.

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