wives
[ wahyvz ]
/ waɪvz /
noun
plural of wife.
Words nearby wives
wittol,
witty,
witwatersrand,
wive,
wivern,
wives,
wiz,
wizard,
wizard of oz, the wonderful,
wizardly,
wizardry
Definition for wives (2 of 3)
wife
[ wahyf ]
/ waɪf /
noun, plural wives [wahyvz] /waɪvz/.
a married woman, especially when considered in relation to her partner in marriage.
a woman (archaic or dial., except in idioms): old wives' tale.
verb (used with or without object), wifed, wif·ing.
Rare.
wive.
Origin of wife
before 900; Middle English, Old English
wīf woman; cognate with Dutch
wijf, German
Weib, Old Norse
vīf
OTHER WORDS FROM wife
wife·dom, noun wife·less, adjective wife·less·ness, nounDefinition for wives (3 of 3)
wive
[ wahyv ]
/ waɪv /
verb (used without object), wived, wiv·ing.
to take a wife; marry.
verb (used with object), wived, wiv·ing.
to take as wife; marry.
to provide with a wife.
Origin of wive
Example sentences from the Web for wives
British Dictionary definitions for wives (1 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for wives (2 of 3)
wive
/ (waɪv) /
verb archaic
to marry (a woman)
(tr)
to supply with a wife
Word Origin for wive
Old English
gewīfian, from
wīf
wife
British Dictionary definitions for wives (3 of 3)
wife
/ (waɪf) /
noun plural wives (waɪvz)
a man's partner in marriage; a married woman
Related adjective: uxorial
an archaic or dialect word for woman
take to wife
to marry (a woman)
Derived forms of wife
Word Origin for wife
Old English
wīf; related to Old Norse
vīf (perhaps from
vīfathr veiled), Old High German
wīb (German
Weib)
Idioms and Phrases with wives (1 of 2)
wives
see old wives' tale.
Idioms and Phrases with wives (2 of 2)
wife
see under wives.