wife (n)
married woman (n)

n10780632

type n
lex_filenum 18
def a married woman
def a man's partner in marriage
Outgoing links
Hypernym woman, adult female; spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half
Derivationally related form wife → wifely
Antonym wife → husband
Hyponym battle-ax, battle-axe; crown princess; first lady; golf widow; honest woman; housewife, homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house; marchioness; matron; mayoress; missus, missis; old lady; sheika, sheikha; signora; trophy wife; uxor, ux.; vicereine; viscountess
Instance Hyponym Bathsheba; Catherine of Aragon, Catherine; Hathaway, Anne Hathaway; Rachel; Rebecca, Rebekah; Ruth; Sarah
Incoming links
Derivationally related form wifely → wife
Hypernym battle-ax, battle-axe; crown princess; first lady; golf widow; honest woman; housewife, homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house; marchioness; matron; mayoress; missus, missis; old lady; sheika, sheikha; signora; trophy wife; uxor, ux.; vicereine; viscountess
Antonym husband → wife
Hyponym spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half; woman, adult female
Instance Hypernym Bathsheba; Catherine of Aragon, Catherine; Hathaway, Anne Hathaway; Rachel; Rebecca, Rebekah; Ruth; Sarah

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