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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 York filed for divorce from his wife, Danielle Belluomini York, in May. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Tran Hiep was due to meet his wife in Bangkok but never boarded his flight. — Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 Rivera and Nuhfer later helped arrange for Sessions to travel to Caracas in 2018 to meet Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 His wife Heather is due to give birth to their third child in late November. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wife

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Noun

The young ladies in the show are calling each other out and keeping each other accountable.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Wait, so this hot lady is the sole survivor from her girls’ trip group?

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of lady

Noun

The Liberty had a rough regular season in the WNBA, falling to eighth place despite having several women’s basketball headliners on the roster.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
With the late morning liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of woman

Noun

Stream, a strategic partner for Talpa Studios, focused on creating formats for the streaming generation, has developed several other titles that are gaining traction in the market.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
In addition to presenting partner Amazon Fashion, supporters of the 2026 CFDA Fashion Awards include Google Shopping for the American Emerging Designer of the Year Award; MAC Cosmetics, Official Beauty Partner, and Krug, Official Champagne Partner.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of partner

Noun

Swift appears as a spectral figure trying to warn Johnson that, based on her own experience, her rich husband has more sinister intentions than his current bride imagines.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
The bride wore a sculptural high-neck gown by designer Manuel Pertegaz that was placed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most expensive royal wedding dress in history.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of bride

Noun

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
In East of Eden, Pugh delivers yet another knock out performance as Cathy Ames, the distant mother and madam at the center of Steinbeck’s multigenerational family saga and biblical allegory.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of madam

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