Definition of Wife

Wife A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like. The lawful consort of a man; a woman who is united to a man in wedlock; a woman who has a husband; a married woman; -- correlative of husband. Related Definitions: Adult, Alewife, An, And, As, Certain, Consort, Correlative, Female, Fishwife, Goodwife, Husband, Has, In, Is, Lawful, Like, Literature, Man, Married, Now, Of, Only, The, To, United, Used, Wedlock, Who, Woman

Wife Quotations If you treat your wife like a thoroughbred, you'll never end up with a nag. Zig Ziglar Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side. Zig Ziglar The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat surprising to me and completely baffling to my wife. Barack Obama My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me. Winston Churchill My wife and I tried two or three times in the last 40 years to have breakfast together, but it was so disagreeable we had to stop. Winston Churchill The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace. Michael Jordan My toughest fight was with my first wife. Muhammad Ali He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having both of them borrowed. Benjamin Franklin There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money. Benjamin Franklin You can bear your own faults, and why not a fault in your wife? Benjamin Franklin

Wife Translations wife in Afrikaans is gade, vrou wife in Danish is kone, hustru wife in Dutch is echtgenote, eega, gemalin, vrouw wife in German is Ehefrau, Gattin, Frau wife in Italian is moglie, femmina, signora wife in Latin is uxor wife in Portuguese is mulher, esposa wife in Spanish is esposa, mujer wife in Swedish is maka, fru, hustru