wife

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.

   The Fisherman and His Wife

2. 2
   noun

   The female of a pair of mated animals.

   A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen.

3. 3
   verb

   To marry (a woman).

   Mentally scarred for life, love is war / And some chicks are just too hard to wife

4. 4
   noun

   a married woman

5. 5
   noun

   Synonym of woman.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Middle English wyf English wife Inherited from Middle English wyf, wif, from Old English wīf (“woman, wife”), from Proto-West Germanic *wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman; wife”). Cognates Germanic cognates include Scots wife (“wife; woman”), North Frisian wuf, wüf (“wife, woman”), Saterland Frisian Wieuw (“woman; wife; female”), West Frisian wiif (“wife; woman”), Cimbrian baibe, baip (“wife; woman”), Dutch wijf (“woman; female”), German Weib (“woman; wife; female”), German Low German Wiev (“woman; female”), Mòche…