plural wife
1plural wife — noun : a wife in a plural marriage; especially : a wife in unlawful polygamy who is not the lawful one * * * plural wife, any one of the wives of a polygamist, or in a plural marriage …
2wife-beater — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms wife beater : singular wife beater plural wife beaters a man who regularly hits his wife …
3wife — W1S1 [waıf] n plural wives [waıvz] [: Old English; Origin: wif woman, wife ] the woman that a man is married to →↑husband, spouse ↑spouse ▪ Have you met my wife? ▪ a refuge for battered wives ▪ …
4wife — [ waıf ] (plural wives [ waıvz ] ) noun count *** the woman that a man is married to: I d better phone my wife and tell her I ll be late. wife of: a reception for the wives of the ambassadors …
5wife — has the plural form wives …
6wife */*/*/ — UK [waɪf] / US noun [countable] Word forms wife : singular wife plural wives UK [waɪvz] / US the woman that a man is married to I d better phone my wife and tell her I ll be late. wife of: a reception for the wives of the ambassadors …
7wife — /waɪf / (say wuyf) noun (plural wives /waɪvz / (say wuyvz)) 1. a woman joined in marriage to a man. 2. Archaic a woman: the wife of Bath. {Middle English; Old English wīf woman, wife} –wifedom, noun –wifeless, adjective –wifelessness …
8wife — noun (plural wives) Etymology: Middle English wif, from Old English wīf; akin to Old High German wīb wife and probably to Tocharian B kwīpe female pudenda Date: before 12th century 1. a. dialect woman b. a woman acting in a specified capacity… …
9wife — /waIvz/ plural wives /waIvz/ noun (C) the woman that a man is married to: Have you met his wife? …
10wife*/*/*/ — [waɪf] (plural wives [waɪvz] ) noun [C] the woman that a man is married to I d better phone my wife and tell her I ll be late.[/ex] a reception for the wives of the ambassadors[/ex] …
