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Definition wife

Etymology

From Middle English wif, wiif, wyf, from Old English w?f (�woman, female, lady, wife�), from Proto-Germanic *w?b? (�woman, wife�), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *g?w�h?b?- (�shame, pudenda�) (compare Tocharian A/B kip/kw?pe (�shame, genitals, female pudenda�)). Cognate with Scots wife (�wife�), West Frisian wiif (�wife, woman�), Saterland Frisian Wieuw (�woman, lady, female�), North Frisian w�f (�wife, woman�), Dutch wijf (�woman, female�), Low German Wief (�woman, female�), German Weib (�woman, wife, female�), Danish viv (�woman�), Norwegian viv (�wife, woman, girl�), Swedish viv (�woman�), Faroese v�v (�wife, woman�), Icelandic v�f (�woman�).

Noun

wife (plural wives)

1. A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
2. The female of a pair of mated animals.
3. (Scotland) Synonym of woman.

Verb

wife

1. (slang, African American Vernacular, said of women) to marry

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