The term wife is most commonly applied to a woman in a union sanctioned by law (including religious law), but not to a woman in an informal cohabitation relationship, which may be known as a girlfriend, partner, cohabitant, significant other, concubine, mistress, etc. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. The meaning of wife is woman
How to use wife in a sentence. Definition of wife noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary The woman that you are married to
See examples of wife used in a sentence. A combining form of wife, now unproductive, occurring in words that designate traditional roles or occupations of women Wife refers to a married woman, often used in the context of marriage and relationships On the other hand, wive is a verb that means to marry a woman or take a wife.
There are 15 meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun wife, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. A combining form of wife, now unproductive, occurring in compound words that in general designate traditional roles or occupations of women Wife (plural wives) a married woman, especially in relation to her spouse
