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wife

noun

ˈwīf

Definition of wife

as in lady

the female partner in a marriage a husband and wife who treat each other as equals in their marriage

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Recent Examples of wife The song also brings attention to the burden of separation borne by the wife who remains behind. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026 The next year, Thae, his wife, and their sons escaped to South Korea. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026 A couple of weeks ago, Jeff Anderson and his wife got news that upended their plans for health coverage. — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 Patrick Gilles and Dorothée Boissier, another husband-and-wife team, are dab hands at breathing characterful sleekness into historic spaces. — Matt Ortile, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wife

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wife

Noun

The ladies’ restroom at work has a push-open door; there is no latch and no handle on the outside.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
The Gilded Age would generally prefer that nothing disrupt the basic contours of its serene status quo, where ladies in hats sit in drawing rooms and deliver smiling rebukes of one another’s decor.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of lady

Noun

Support extends to local communities through partnerships with One Horizon, a non-profit focused on poverty alleviation and women's empowerment, and the historic Nondies Rugby Club, Kenya's oldest rugby team.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Newsom moved to grant clemency to 548 people currently sentenced to death in California, of whom 529 are men and 19 are women, according to numbers provided by his office.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of woman

Noun

The partners of billionaires have long been appointed to roles distributing their spouses’ wealth through philanthropic and political giving.

— Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
As the journalists finalized their divorces with their ex-spouses in 2023, reports of a budding romance came to the forefront.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of spouse

Noun

Starting first with a country club and then adding more planned developments, Soffer and his partners then transformed nearly 800 acres of swampland into what’s now Aventura.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
The floppy chains bend and stretch to reach nearby partners as opposite charges attract.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of partner

Noun

One thing the stylist focused on planning was the bride’s wardrobe for the three-day affair.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
At weddings, brides proudly wear a heavy matrimonial collar, an accessory more often associated with the stockade, while grooms strap carrots to their crotches and waggle them at goats.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of bride

Noun

He is also survived by his second wife Avery Agnelli, the widow of Fiat heir Giovanni Agnelli, and their two children.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
What strikes me about this account is that the widow didn’t have to know beforehand how her need would be met.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of widow

Noun

Now going by that nickname, Cathy appears on the doorstep of a respected brothel run by the warm madam, Faye (Martha Plimpton).

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
The origin story helps contextualize the misery and self-isolation of Cathy’s later years, as the madam of a Salinas whorehouse.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026