OLD WIFE

Meaning of OLD WIFE in English

noun

( plural old wives )

Etymology: Middle English

: a prattling old woman : gossip

a mishmash of old wives' tales — J.N.Leonard

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

OLD(-)WIFE — (n) 1) презр . старуха; 2) зоол . тихоокеанская треска (Gaduc macrocephatus); old wives` tale (story, fable) бабьи сплетни, бабушкины …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD-WIFE — (презрительное) старуха (зоология) тихоокеанская треска > old wives' tale бабьи сплетни, бабушкины сказки
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD(-)WIFE — ( n ) 1. презр. старуха 2. зоол. тихоокеанская треска ( Gadus macrocephalus ) old wives' tale /story, fable/ - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OLD WIFE — (n) старуха; тихоокеанская треска
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
OLD(-)WIFE — ( n ) 1. презр. старуха 2. зоол. тихоокеанская треска ( Gadus macrocephalus ) ♢ old wives' tale /story, fable/ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
OLD(-)WIFE — ( n ) 1. презр. старуха 2. зоол. тихоокеанская треска ( Gadus macrocephalus ) old wives' tale /story, fable/ - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OLD WIFE — бабка, старуха
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OLD WIFE — бабка, старуха
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OLD-WIFE — [n.] (= old wife) 1) [презр.] старуха 2) [зоол.] тихоокеанская треска (Gaduc macrocephatus) {сочетание} old wives' tale (story, fable) бабьи …
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
OLD(-)WIFE — (n) 1) презр . старуха; 2) зоол . тихоокеанская треска (Gaduc macrocephatus); old wives` tale (story, fable) бабьи сплетни, бабушкины …
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
OLD-WIFE — (презрительное) старуха (зоология) тихоокеанская треска > old wives' tale бабьи сплетни, бабушкины сказки
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD(-)WIFE — (n) 1) презр . старуха; 2) зоол . тихоокеанская треска (Gaduc macrocephatus); old wives` tale (story, fable) бабьи сплетни, бабушкины …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
WIFE — I. ˈwīf noun ( plural wives -īvz) Etymology: Middle English wif, from Old English wīf; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIFE — — wifedom , n. — wifeless , adj. — wifelessness , n. /wuyf/ , n. , pl. wives /wuyvz/ , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WIFE — v. marry a wife (rare usage)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIFE — noun ( plural wives ˈwīvz) Etymology: Middle English wif, from Old English wīf; akin to Old High German wīb wife …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLD
Webster English vocab
WIFE — [wife] n, pl wives [ME wif, fr. OE wif; akin to OHG wib wife] (bef. 12c) 1 a dial: woman …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WIFE — wife BrE AmE waɪf ▷ wife's waɪfs ▷ wives waɪvz ▶ ˈ wife ˌ swapping BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WIFE — / waɪf; NAmE / noun ( pl. wives / waɪvz; NAmE /) the woman that a man is married to; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIFE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIFE — n. (pl. wives) 1 a married woman esp. in relation to her husband. 2 archaic a woman, esp. an old …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIFE — n. (pl. wives) 1 a married woman esp. in relation to her husband. 2 archaic a woman, esp. an old …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIFE — n. (pl. wives) 1. a married woman esp. in relation to her husband. 2 archaic a woman, esp. an old …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
WIFE — ( wives) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. A man’s wife is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIFE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES future wife/husband/son-in-law etc (= someone who will be your wife, husband, son-in-law etc ) jealous …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIFE
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WIFE — Synonyms and related words : better half, bride, common-law wife, concubine, consort, dowager, feme, feme covert, goodwife, goody, helpmate, helpmeet, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WIFE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ new ▪ future ▪ former (also ex-wife ) ▪ first , second , etc. ▪ deserted ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OLD — INDEX: not young 1. not young 2. older than someone else 3. too old to do something 4. to become …
Longman Activator English vocab
OLD — n. 25B6; adjective old people : ELDERLY, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, venerable; in one's dotage, long in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — adjective 1 BAD : He is married to a twenty years old American girl. GOOD : He is married to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WIFE — сущ. 1) жена, супруга to desert, leave one's wife ≈ уйти от жены, бросить жену abused, battered wife ≈ оскорбленная/обиженная …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD — 1. прил.; сравн. - older, elder; превосх. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый old age old people grow old get …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIFE — wife.ogg waıf n ( pl wives) 1. жена; супруга to take a wife - жениться to take to wife - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OLD — old.ogg 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WIFE — wife сущ., мн. ч. - wives1) жена, супруга man and wife — муж и жена to desert, leave one's wife …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WIFE — n ( pl wives) 1. жена; супруга to take a wife - жениться to take to wife - взять в …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OLD — 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young /young …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WIFE — сущ. , мн. - wives 1) жена, супруга man and wife — муж и жена to desert, leave one's wife …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OLD — 1. прил. ; сравн. ст. - older, elder; превосх. ст. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый - get old - …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WIFE — сущ., мн. - wives 1) жена, супруга man and wife — муж и жена to desert, leave one's wife — уйти от жены, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OLD — 1. прил.; сравн. ст. - older, elder; превосх. ст. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый - get old - grow old - old age - old …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WIFE — _n. 1> жена; to take to wife - взять в жены, жениться 2> _уст. женщина - old wives' tales all …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
OLD — 1. _a. _comp. older, elder; _sup. oldest, eldest 1> старый; - old people - old age - grow old - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WIFE — n. 1. жена; to take to wife - взять в жены, жениться 2. уст. женщина - old wives' tales all …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
OLD — 1. a. comp. older, elder; sup. oldest, eldest 1. старый; - old people - old age - grow old - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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