plural wives
ˈwīvz 
1
a
dialect
: woman
b
: a woman acting in a specified capacity
—used in combination
fishwife
2
: a female partner in a marriage
Examples of wife in a Sentence
We met him and his wife.
a husband and wife who treat each other as equals in their marriage
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
While Connor McDavid skates circles around opponents as one of the top players in the National Hockey League, his wife Lauren Kyle McDavid is on a mission to share her style sensibilities in their home market of Edmonton.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Lauder was a long-time advocate of cancer research and served as honorary chairman of the board of directors at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the organization his late wife, Evelyn H. Lauder, founded in 1993.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
The group is accused of coordinating a couple of bizarre attacks to threaten and harm the wife.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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“Wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wife. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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