goodwife
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A female head of a household.
- (obsolete)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English goodwyf affix from English good + English wife (now-obsolete meaning m).
Origin
English
wife
Gloss
now-obsolete meaning m
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- agood English
- alewife English
- anti-good English
- archwife English
- co-wife English
- cyberwife English
- dogoodery English
- ex-wife English
- farmwife English
- feelgoodery English
- fishwife English
- godwit English
- good English
- good faith English
- good morning English
- good name English
- good-minded English
- good-tempered English
- gooden English
- gooder English
- goodest English
- goodfella English
- goodfic English
- goodful English
- goodhearted English
- goodie English
- goodish English
- goodless English
- goodly English
- goodman English
- goodness English
- goodnight English
- goodo English
- goodship English
- goodsire English
- goodsome English
- goodthink English
- goodwill English
- goody English
- gospel English
- henwife English
- hotwife English
- housewife English
- hussif English
- hussy English
- huswife English
- makegood English
- merwife English
- nongood English
- nonwife English
- overgood English
- scattergood English
- side-wife English
- smallgood English
- stepwife English
- stroygood English
- supergood English
- superwife English
- uber-good English
- ungood English
- wastegood English
- wife English
- wife-in-law English
- wifeable English
- wifebeater English
- wifebeating English
- wifedom English
- wifehood English
- wifekin English
- wifeless English
- wifelet English
- wifelike English
- wifeling English
- wifelkin English
- wifely English
- wifeswapping English
- wifeward English
- wifework English
- wifey English
- wifie English
- wifish English
- wively English
- women English
- kut Finnish
- ワイフ Japanese
- good Middle English
- goodwyf Middle English
- wif Middle English
- 굿밤 Korean
- 와이프 Korean
- gud Volapük
- gut Tok Pisin
- gutnem Tok Pisin
- gutpela Tok Pisin
- gudfala Pijin
- gud Nigerian Pidgin
- good
- wife
- goody
- hussy
- wifie
- women
- goodo
- wifey
- agood
- ungood
- gooden
- gospel
- gooder
- hussif
- wifely
- wively
- goodly
- wifish
- goodie
- godwit
- nongood
- goodest
- hotwife
- alewife
- ex-wife
- goodman
- nonwife
- goodish
- co-wife
- wifedom
- huswife
- wifekin
- wifelet
- merwife
- goodful
- henwife
- goodfic
- archwife
- wifeable
- wifelike
- fishwife
- wifeless
- goodsire
- goodless
- wifeling
- goodness
- wifework
- goodship
- wifeward
- goodsome
- goodwill
- makegood
- overgood
- farmwife
- wifehood
- stepwife
- wifelkin
- goodnight
- superwife
- cyberwife
- good name
- housewife
- goodfella
- supergood
- uber-good
- stroygood
- smallgood
- side-wife
- dogoodery
- anti-good
- wastegood
- goodthink
- good faith
- wifebeater
- good-minded
- wife-in-law
- goodhearted
- scattergood
- wifebeating
- feelgoodery
- wifeswapping
- good morning
- good-tempered