wife
English
/waɪf/
noun
Definitions
- A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
- The female of a pair of mated animals.
- (Scotland) .
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wif (woman, wife) inherited from Old English wīf (woman, wife, lady, female) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wībą (woman, wife) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰwíh₂bʰ- (shame, pudenda).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʰwíh₂bʰ-
Gloss
shame, pudenda
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
恥, 羞
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Connachtwoman English
- Corkwoman English
- Cornishwoman English
- Kerrywoman English
- Klanswoman English
- Leinsterwoman English
- Mayowoman English
- Munsterwoman English
- Orangewoman English
- Scotchwoman English
- Wonder Woman English
- Yorkshirewoman English
- adwoman English
- aircraftswoman English
- aircraftwoman English
- ale English
- alewife English
- almswoman English
- antiwoman English
- antiwomen English
- apewoman English
- applewoman English
- archwife English
- artillerywoman English
- axewoman English
- bagwoman English
- bargewoman English
- barwoman English
- basketwoman English
- batswoman English
- beater English
- beating English
- beggarwoman English
- bellwoman English
- biowoman English
- blueswoman English
- boatwoman English
- bondswoman English
- bowerwoman English
- bowwoman English
- bushelwoman English
- bushwoman English
- butterwoman English
- cabwoman English
- cakewoman English
- careerwoman English
- catwoman English
- cavalrywoman English
- cavewoman English
- churchwoman English
- cis woman English
- clanswoman English
- clubwoman English
- co-wife English
- coachwoman English
- cocklewoman English
- conjurewoman English
- corpswoman English
- counterwoman English
- crewwoman English
- cyberwife English
- deliverywoman English
- doorwoman English
- dustwoman English
- enwoman English
- everywoman English
- ex-wife English
- farm English
- farmwife English
- ferrywoman English
- fish English
- fishwife English
- fishwifely English
- flagwoman English
- floorwoman English
- freedwoman English
- freewoman English
- frontierswoman English
- frontierwoman English
- frontwoman English
- funnywoman English
- garbagewoman English
- gatewoman English
- good English
- goodwife English
- groundswoman English
- guildswoman English
- handicraftswoman English
- handywoman English
- helmswoman English
- hen English
- henchwoman English
- henwife English
- herbwoman English
- herdswoman English
- highwaywoman English
- hillwoman English
- hitwoman English
- hot English
- hotwife English
- house English
- housewife English
- housewifedom English
- housewifehood English
- housewifeish English
- housewifelike English
- housewifely English
- housewifery English
- housewifeship English
- housewifey English
- housewifish English
- housewifization English
- huntswoman English
- hussif English
- hussy English
- huswife English
- huswifely English
- huswifery English
- infantrywoman English
- ironwoman English
- jazzwoman English
- journeywoman English
- jurywoman English
- kennelwoman English
- liegewoman English
- liverywoman English
- longshorewoman English
- mailwoman English
- markswoman English
- megawoman English
- men English
- merchantwoman English
- merwife English
- merwoman English
- middlewoman English
- militiawoman English
- needlewoman English
- newspaperwoman English
- nonhousewife English
- nonwife English
- nonwoman English
- nurserywoman English
- old wives' tale English
- one-upwomanship English
- outdoorswoman English
- oysterwoman English
- panwoman English
- patrolwoman English
- penwoman English
- piewoman English
- pitchwoman English
- plainswoman English
- ploughwoman English
- plowwoman English
- postwoman English
- poultrywoman English
- presswoman English
- pro-woman English
- raftswoman English
- railwaywoman English
- railwoman English
- ranchwoman English
- reinswoman English
- repairwoman English
- riflewoman English
- schoolwoman English
- scrubwoman English
- selectwoman English
- shopwoman English
- showwoman English
- side English
- side-wife English
- sidewoman English
- silkwoman English
- slaughterwoman English
- spearwoman English
- steerswoman English
- stepwife English
- stockwoman English
- storewoman English
- strawwoman English
- strongwoman English
- stuntwoman English
- superwife English
- swapping English
- tallywoman English
- taxwoman English
- tirewoman English
- toywoman English
- tradeswoman English
- transwoman English
- triggerwoman English
- tripewoman English
- unwifelike English
- unwifely English
- unwoman English
- venirewoman English
- vestrywoman English
- waifu English
- wardswoman English
- warehousewoman English
- washwoman English
- watchwoman English
- weatherwoman English
- wife-in-law English
- wifeable English
- wifebeater English
- wifebeating English
- wifedom English
- wifehood English
- wifekin English
- wifeless English
- wifelessness English
- wifelet English
- wifelike English
- wifeliness English
- wifeling English
- wifelkin English
- wifely English
- wifeswapping English
- wifeward English
- wifework English
- wifey English
- wifie English
- wifish English
- wingwoman English
- wively English
- wolfwoman English
- woman English
- womanchild English
- womanflesh English
- womanfriend English
- womanful English
- womanhater English
- womanhating English
- womanhead English
- womanhood English
- womanhunt English
- womanish English
- womanism English
- womanist English
- womanistic English
- womanize English
- womankind English
- womanless English
- womanlike English
- womanlover English
- womanly English
- womannap English
- womanness English
- womanpower English
- womanservant English
- womanspeak English
- womansplain English
- womanward English
- women English
- women's liberation English
- womenfolk English
- womenkind English
- womenless English
- womenswear English
- woodswoman English
- work English
- workingwoman English
- Altweibermühle German
- Eheweib German
- Kebsweib German
- Klageweib German
- Mannweib German
- Prachtweib German
- Weib German
- Weibchen German
- Weiblein German
- Weibsbild German
- Weibsperson German
- weibisch German
- weiblich German
- appelwijf Dutch, Flemish
- bijwijf Dutch, Flemish
- eenwijverij Dutch, Flemish
- kankerwijf Dutch, Flemish
- klerewijf Dutch, Flemish
- manwijf Dutch, Flemish
- takkewijf Dutch, Flemish
- tweewijverij Dutch, Flemish
- veelwijverij Dutch, Flemish
- viswijf Dutch, Flemish
- warmoeswijf Dutch, Flemish
- wijf Dutch, Flemish
- *gʰwih₂bʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰwíh₂bʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- viv Norwegian Bokmål
- *wībą Proto-Germanic
- ワイフ Japanese
- viv Norwegian Nynorsk
- broþorwif Old English
- ealdwif Old English
- en Old English
- hæmedwif Old English
- man Old English
- mann Old English
- unrihtwif Old English
- wif Old English
- wifcynn Old English
- wife Old English
- wiffreond Old English
- wifgemana Old English
- wifhad Old English
- wifhand Old English
- wifhired Old English
- wifian Old English
- wifleas Old English
- wiflic Old English
- wifmann Old English
- wifscrud Old English
- wīf Old English
- goodwyf Middle English
- housewif Middle English
- hus-wif Middle English
- huswif Middle English
- wif Middle English
- wifhode Middle English
- wifles Middle English
- wifly Middle English
- wimmen Middle English
- woman Middle English
- víf Old Norse
- víf Icelandic
- wijf Middle Dutch
- wīb Old High German
- vív Faroese
- wīp Middle High German
- cipë Albanian
- ווײַב Yiddish
- ווײַבל Yiddish
- ווײַבערשול Yiddish
- *wīb gmw-pro
- wīf Old Dutch
- wîf Middle Low German
- baibanzich Cimbrian
- baibe Cimbrian
- baible Cimbrian
- baiblich Cimbrian
- baip Cimbrian
- wīf Old Saxon
- wib Alemannic German
- 와이프 Korean
- 우먼 Korean
- fishwife Scots
- guidwife Scots
- henwife Scots
- selkie-wife Scots
- spaewife Scots
- washerwife Scots
- weedae-wife Scots
- wife Scots
- wiif Western Frisian
- wīf Old Frisian
- vom Volapük
- Wiedewieuw Saterland Frisian
- Wieuw Saterland Frisian
- Wieuwmoanske Saterland Frisian
- Wiev Low German
- baib Mòcheno
- uma Sranan Tongo
- baib Bavarian
- baip Bavarian
- oman Torres Strait Creole
- väiv Gutnish
- uman Aukan
- men
- ale
- hot
- hen
- fish
- farm
- work
- good
- side
- waifu
- woman
- wifey
- hussy
- wifie
- women
- house
- hussif
- wifely
- beater
- wifish
- wively
- unwoman
- adwoman
- merwife
- enwoman
- huswife
- hotwife
- womanly
- wifekin
- henwife
- ex-wife
- nonwife
- wifelet
- alewife
- wifedom
- beating
- co-wife
- piewoman
- goodwife
- catwoman
- farmwife
- stepwife
- wifeable
- barwoman
- wifelkin
- unwifely
- taxwoman
- biowoman
- cabwoman
- apewoman
- womanize
- toywoman
- swapping
- wifework
- womanish
- archwife
- wifelike
- wifeless
- bowwoman
- wifeling
- penwoman
- wifeward
- wifehood
- axewoman
- womanist
- womanism
- nonwoman
- bagwoman
- fishwife
- hitwoman
- womannap
- panwoman
- womanful
- merwoman
- wingwoman
- plowwoman
- huswifery
- gatewoman
- sidewoman
- cis woman
- womanless
- bellwoman
- bushwoman
- ironwoman
- boatwoman
- cakewoman
- superwife
- womanhood
- housewife
- antiwoman
- postwoman
- womanhunt
- wolfwoman
- freewoman
- almswoman
- Mayowoman
- huswifely
- dustwoman
- hillwoman
- doorwoman
- flagwoman
- womenkind
- womenless
- mailwoman
- jurywoman
- womanward
- showwoman
- silkwoman
- washwoman
- herbwoman
- pro-woman
- womanlike
- womenfolk
- side-wife
- batswoman
- womankind
- megawoman
- cavewoman
- railwoman
- antiwomen
- jazzwoman
- womanhead
- clubwoman
- crewwoman
- tirewoman
- cyberwife
- womanness
- shopwoman
- Corkwoman
- presswoman
- huntswoman
- watchwoman
- tripewoman
- unwifelike
- markswoman
- liegewoman
- everywoman
- bowerwoman
- strawwoman
- Kerrywoman
- fishwifely
- womanistic
- wifeliness
- woodswoman
- herdswoman
- stockwoman
- applewoman
- corpswoman
- wifebeater
- womanspeak
- womanflesh
- scrubwoman
- storewoman
- henchwoman
- womanchild
- floorwoman
- frontwoman
- blueswoman
- clanswoman
- wardswoman
- coachwoman
- transwoman
- womanlover
- womanpower
- Klanswoman
- pitchwoman
- ranchwoman
- freedwoman
- raftswoman
- bargewoman
- housewifey
- womenswear
- funnywoman
- spearwoman
- helmswoman
- handywoman
- bondswoman
- stuntwoman
- riflewoman
- reinswoman
- womanhater
- ferrywoman
- tallywoman
- womansplain
- churchwoman
- Orangewoman
- patrolwoman
- middlewoman
- womanhating
- plainswoman
- wifebeating
- venirewoman
- kennelwoman
- wife-in-law
- beggarwoman
- tradeswoman
- oysterwoman
- liverywoman
- guildswoman
- housewifish
- womanfriend
- careerwoman
- basketwoman
- housewifery
- butterwoman
- cocklewoman
- repairwoman
- ploughwoman
- selectwoman
- steerswoman
- bushelwoman
- strongwoman
- schoolwoman
- vestrywoman
- Scotchwoman
- needlewoman
- housewifely
- Munsterwoman
- triggerwoman
- nonhousewife
- workingwoman
- journeywoman
- Cornishwoman
- conjurewoman
- Wonder Woman
- cavalrywoman
- groundswoman
- nurserywoman
- militiawoman
- weatherwoman
- housewifeish
- counterwoman
- wifeswapping
- railwaywoman
- housewifedom
- poultrywoman
- garbagewoman
- highwaywoman
- womanservant
- wifelessness
- aircraftwoman
- Connachtwoman
- merchantwoman
- frontierwoman
- outdoorswoman
- housewifeship
- Leinsterwoman
- housewifehood
- deliverywoman
- housewifelike
- infantrywoman
- aircraftswoman
- newspaperwoman
- artillerywoman
- longshorewoman
- Yorkshirewoman
- frontierswoman
- warehousewoman
- slaughterwoman
- old wives' tale
- one-upwomanship
- housewifization
- handicraftswoman
- women's liberation