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How to pronounce wife in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms married woman
Type of mate, spouse, partner, adult female, woman, better half, married person
Has types honest woman, housewife, lady of the house, marchioness, woman of the house, battle-ax, battle-axe, crown princess, first lady, golf widow, homemaker, missus, old lady, sheika, sheikha, signora, trophy wife, ux., uxor, vicereine, viscountess, matron, mayoress, missis
Derivation wifely

Examples of wife

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I also worry that there may be unresolved feelings between Jack and his ex-wife.
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I fear that my wife will try that the next time I forget to shovel the driveway.
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He lives today in a top-floor apartment at Tahoma Terrace with his wife, Jeanne.
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My wife is freinds with a server there and it's not doing very well most nights.
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Missing from the troupe was Mark and his daughter Karen Hamilton, Stuart's wife.
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Mark Wahlberg and wife Rhea Durham have good taste when it comes to baby-naming.
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Lundell and his wife, Lavonne G. Heard Lundell, were married in the same chapel.
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Carter arrived Monday with his wife Rosalynn for a three-day stay on the island.
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All along, my wife, family, friends and church were constant sources of support.
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More examples
  • A married woman; a man's partner in marriage
  • (wifely) befitting or characteristic of a wife
  • A wife is a female partner in a marriage. The rights and obligations of the wife regarding her spouse(s) and others, and her status in the community and in law, varies between cultures and has varied over time.
  • WIFE may refer to: * WIFE (AM), a radio station (1580 AM) licensed to Connersville, Indiana, United States * WIFE-FM, a radio station (94. ...
  • Wife (1975) is a novel by noted author, Bharati Mukherjee.
  • "The Wife" is the eighty-first episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. The 17th episode of the 5th season, it was originally broadcast on March 17, 1994.
  • The Wife is a 1995 film written and directed by Tom Noonan, based on his play Wifey. The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival.
  • A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse; The female of a pair of mated animals; A woman (compare old wife and aad wife)
  • To dream of your wife, denotes unsettled affairs and discord in the home. To dream that your wife is unusually affable, denotes that you will receive profit from some important venture in trade. ...