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Wife

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speaker
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Meaning

Noun

In People:
A
, especially
her spouse.
In Female & Female family members:
The
of a
of
animals.
In Scottish English:
Synonym of woman.

Verb

In African-American Vernacular English & Marriage:
to
(a woman)
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Wiktionary

Origin

wife
English
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wif
Middle English (1100-1500)
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wīf
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Etym
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