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Wife

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married womannouna married woman; a man's partner in marriage

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husbandnounA man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
hubbynoun(informal, endearing) Husband.
married mannouna married man; a woman's partner in marriage

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married womannouna married woman; a man's partner in marriage
missusnoun(colloquial) Wife or girlfriend.
ex-wifenounA former wife (from a previous marriage after a divorce).
mrsnounAbbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.
spousenounA person in a marriage or marital relationship.
femmenounA woman, a wife; (now chiefly Canada, US) a young woman or girl.
maidennoun(now chiefly literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman.
fiancéenoun(formal, somewhat dated) A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged.
madamnounA polite form of address for a woman or lady.
maidnounA female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).
marriednounA married person.
widownounA person who has lost a spouse and not remarried:
bridenounA woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
marriagenounA union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities.
bride-to-benounA woman who is soon to be married.
ladynoun(polite or used by children) A woman: an adult female human.
concubinenounA sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married.
marryverb(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
mistressnounThe other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations.
womannounAn adult female human.

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