Wife

Definition: Meaning of, wife in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / wʌɪf /

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wife	wives

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wife used in phrases

Lot's wife
1. in the Old Testament of the Bible, a woman who was turned into a PILLAR (= a tall upright block) of salt by God, because she disobeyed his command not to look back when she and her family were escaping from Sodom, the city that God was going to destroy
Wife of Bath, the
1. a character in the poem The CANTERBURY TALES by Geoffrey CHAUCER . She has been married five times, and she enjoys talking about sex in a humorous way
ex-wife (noun)
1. a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife
husband-wife privilege (noun)
1. neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married
man and wife (noun)
1. two people who are married to each other
trophy wife (noun)
1. a wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man
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born in 1919 united States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s

Wife of Bath, the