cuckold

[ kuhk-uh ld ]
/ ˈkʌk əld /
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noun

the husband of an unfaithful wife.

verb (used with object)

to make a cuckold of (a husband).

Origin of cuckold

1200–50; Middle English cukeweld, later cok(k)ewold, cukwold < Anglo-French *cucuald (compare Middle French cucuault), equivalent to Old French cocu cuckoo + -ald, -alt pejorative suffix (see ribald); apparently orig. applied to an adulterer, in allusion to the cuckoo's habit of laying its eggs in other birds' nests

OTHER WORDS FROM cuckold

cuck·old·ly, adverb

Words nearby cuckold

cuboidal epithelium, cuchifrito, cuchulain, cuchulainn, cucking stool, cuckold, cuckold's knot, cuckoldry, cuckoo, cuckoo bee, cuckoo clock

Words related to cuckold

milksop, pushover, coward, wimp, crybaby, namby-pamby, baby, pantywaist, chicken, pansy, daisy, wuss, jellyfish

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British Dictionary definitions for cuckold

cuckold
/ (ˈkʌkəld) /

noun

a man whose wife has committed adultery, often regarded as an object of scorn

verb

(tr) to make a cuckold of

Derived forms of cuckold

cuckoldry, noun

Word Origin for cuckold

C13 cukeweld, from Old French cucuault, from cucu cuckoo; perhaps an allusion to the parasitic cuckoos that lay their eggs in the nests of other birds