wife
/wæf/ noun A1- A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse. · The Fisherman and His Wife
- The female of a pair of mated animals. · A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen.
Plural wives
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Will you be my wife?
He saw the husbandman’s wife get up and feed it in the night with black lumps.
It was Darzee, the Tailorbird, and his wife.
Darzee and his wife only cowered down in the nest without answering, for from the thick grass at the foot of the bush there came a low hiss--a horrid cold sound that made Rikki-tikki jump back two clear feet.
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