other half

noun

1

: a group of people who are not like someone because they are either very rich or very poor

—used in the phrase how the other half lives

They won a million dollars and, for a few years, got to see how the other half lives.

2

chiefly British, old-fashioned + humorous : a person's wife or husband

I don't believe we have anything planned for that night, but let me check with my other half.

Examples of other half in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Let other half sit at room temperature 5 minutes to soften slightly. —Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 June 2026

Less is known about Peter and Zara's other half-sister. —Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026

Simu Liu, Steve Aoki, Rainn Wilson, Jay Shetty and Diplo were there, as was Holland’s other half, Zendaya, who showed up to support BERO and his tourney. —Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026

Arrange cubed cornbread on 1 half of a large baking sheet; arrange pork on other half of baking sheet. —Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for other half

• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph
• holograph
• hydrograph
• lithograph
• micrograph
• monograph