wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriageFrau - a married German woman; used as a title equivalent to Mrs. in English golf widow - a wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf honest woman - a wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time); "he made an honest woman of her" matron - a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified missis, missus - informal term of address for someone's wife old lady - your own wife; "meet my old lady" Senora - a Spanish title of respect for a married woman signora - an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name trophy wife - a wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man; "his trophy wife was an asset to his business" ux, uxor - (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife Mrs - a form of address for a married woman adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" Catherine, Catherine of Aragon - first wife of Henry VIII; Henry's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536) Rachel - (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin Rebecca, Rebekah - (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau Ruth - the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament Sarah - (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac |