meaning of wife
1. A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like.
2. The lawful consort of a man; a woman who is united to a man in wedlock; a woman who has a husband; a married woman; -- correlative of husband.
3. a married woman; a mans partner in marriage
Related Words
wife | wifehood | wifeless | wifelike | wifely |
