Main Entry:

Xan·thip·pe

Pronunciation:

\zan-ˈthi-pē, -ˈti-\

Variant(s):

or Xan·tip·pe \-ˈti-pē\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Greek Xanthippē, shrewish wife of Socrates

Date:

1691

: an ill-tempered woman