Wife definition
Wife is a noun meaning "a married woman; a man's partner in marriage."
- Part of speech
- noun
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 4
- How common
- Everyday word
Meaning of wife
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
Same sense: married woman
Synonyms and antonyms
- married woman
Opposite: husband.
How to say wife
Wife has 1 syllable and rhymes with life. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with wife
- life
- knife
- wildlife
- strife
- housewife
- fife
- afterlife
- midwife
- nightlife
- rife
- midlife
- alewife
WIFE in word games
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Anagrams
- 0
Is WIFE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check WIFE in the word checker, or unscramble WIFE to see the shorter words in its letters.
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