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wife
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wife
(noun)
trophy wife
(noun)
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wife
/
ˈ
waɪf/
noun
plural
wives
/
ˈ
waɪvz/
wife
/
ˈ
waɪf/
noun
plural
wives
/
ˈ
waɪvz/
Learner's definition of WIFE
[
count
]
:
a married woman
:
the woman someone is married to
We met him and his
wife
.
They were
husband and wife
[=a married couple] for almost 60 years.
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husband
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fishwife
,
housewife
,
trophy wife
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