The (or a) female partner in a marriage; esp. a married woman considered in relation to her spouse.
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > wife (96) wifeeOE The (or a) female partner in a marriage; esp. a married woman considered in relation to her spouse. womanc1275 A wife; a female with whom a person cohabits. peerc1330 A person who is associated or matched with another; a companion, a fellow, a mate; a rival. Frequently with possessive adjective. Obsolete. spousessc1384 A female spouse; a wife, a bride; a fiancée. ladyc1390 A wife, a consort. In later use colloquial: a girlfriend. good lady1502 (with possessive pronoun) one's wife or partner; cf. lady, n. 7. girl?a1513 colloquial. A sweetheart, a girlfriend; a wife. Also (in later use) best girl: see best, adj. n.1adv. compounds 2a. Frequently with possessive… spousage1513 A spouse; spouses collectively. rare. little lady1523 (a) a young female child, a girl; = little woman, n. 2 (also my little lady); (b) (often with the) a man's wife or partner, or (more widely) any… the weaker vessel1526 the weaker vessel, in 1 Peter iii. 7 said of the wife as compared with the husband; hence occasionally used jocularly for ‘the wife’ or female… companion1535 Originally: a spouse, esp. a wife. Now usually: a member of a couple in any type of permanent or long-standing relationship, esp. if not married… wedlock1566 A wife. Obsolete. Mrs1572 colloquial. In substitution for the name of a married woman (esp. when mentioned in conjunction or comparison with her own husband); a wife. dame1574 A woman in rank next below a lady: the wife of a knight, squire, citizen, yeoman. archaic or dialect. rib?1590 With allusion to the biblical account of the creation of Eve from Adam's rib (Genesis 2:21): a person's wife; (occasionally more generally) a woman… feme1595 Law and Heraldry. A wife. Now historical. fathom1602 The object of embrace, the ‘wife of thy bosom’. Obsolete. rare. feme covert1602 A married woman, considered as under the authority and protection of her husband, and (formerly, in English common law and United States law) as… shrew1606 jocularly for: A wife. Obsolete. rare. wife of one's bosom1611 wife of one's bosom: originally a Hebraism adopted in the Bible of 1611; but its English use is influenced by senses A. 6a A. 1b (The similar phrase… kickie-wickiea1616 A jocular or ludicrous term for a wife. heifer1616 figurative. Wife. sposa1624 A wife; a bride; (occasionally also) a bride-to-be, a fiancée. Cf. sposo, n. See also cara sposa, n. bosom-partner1633 a wife. goodwife1654 Scottish. A man's wife. Chiefly with possessive pronoun. Cf. goodman, n. 5. little woman1715 A man's wife. Now chiefly with the, and often considered condescending or offensive. squaw1767 slang. In non-North American Indian contexts: a woman or wife. the Mrs1821 colloquial. the Mrs: a wife; esp. one's own wife. Cf. missus, n. 2. missus1823 A wife. With the or possessive adjective: the wife of the person speaking, addressed, or referred to. Also used (occasionally) as a form of address… maw1826 = ma, n.3 1. Cf. paw, n.3 lady wife1840 As an honorific title. Prefixed to a designation of relationship, as mother, sister, wife, etc., as a mark of respect. Now chiefly in lady wife… tart1864 figurative. Applied, gen. (originally often endearingly) to a girl or woman; frequently in Australia and New Zealand. Also in Liverpool dialect… mistress1873 British regional and Irish English. A wife. With the or possessive adjective: the wife of the person speaking, addressed, or referred to. mama1916 In more general senses (originally in African-American usage). slang (chiefly U.S.). A wife, a girlfriend; a sexually attractive woman; a promiscuous… ball and chain1921 figurative. slang (usually depreciative). A man's wife or partner; (later also) a woman's husband or partner. trouble and strife1929 trouble and strife, rhyming slang for: (a) ‘life’ (rare); (b) ‘wife’. old boot1958 a woman; a wife. Subcategories:— as term of address (2) — wives collectively (1) — alleged term for company of (1) — character or quality of (3) — condition or position of (6) — dear wife (1) — little wife (term of endearment) (5) — very young wife (1) — one's wife (9) — wife as source of offspring (1) — wife who is also something else (2) — domineering wife (5) — native North American (1) — wife of one in specific occupation (15) — wife whose husband is absent (5) — wife ill-treated by partner (1) |
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