WIFE


Meaning of WIFE in English

[wife] n, pl wives [ME wif, fr. OE wif; akin to OHG wib wife] (bef. 12c) 1 a dial: woman b: a woman acting in a specified capacity--used in combination "fishwife"

2: a female partner in a marriage -- wife.hood n -- wife.less adj

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.