wives

Meaning of wives

plural noun
  1. a married woman considered in relation to her spouse.
    he and his wife are keen gardeners
  2. a woman, especially an old or uneducated one.

Old English wīf ‘woman’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wijf and German Weib .

verb, 3rd person present
  1. (of a man) marry.
    we beg you hastily to wive

Old English (ġe)wīfian, from wīf wife.

Information about wives

  • The singular form of wives is: wife.
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Hyphenation of wives

wives

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • wives is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

wives synonyms

Meaning a husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner:

spouse

Meaning a person with whom one has sex; a lover:

partner

Meaning a fellow member or joint occupant of a specified thing:

mate

Meaning a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch:

consort

Meaning an adult female human being:

woman

Meaning a woman on her wedding day or just before and after the event:

bride

Meaning the title used before a surname or full name to address or refer to a married woman without a higher or honorific or professional title:

Mrs

Meaning a person's wife:

missus

Meaning a polite or formal way of referring to a woman:

lady

Meaning a married white or upper-class woman (often used as a respectful form of address by non-white people):

memsahib

Meaning a helpful companion or partner, especially one's husband or wife:

helpmate, helpmeet

Anagrams of wives

swive, views

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