Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - wife
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n. (pl. wives) 1 a married woman esp. in relation to her husband. 2 archaic a woman, esp. an old or uneducated one. 3 (in comb.) a woman engaged in a specified activity (fishwife; housewife; midwife). Phrases and idioms have (or take) to wife archaic marry (a woman). wife-swapping colloq. exchanging wives for sexual relations. Derivatives wifehood n. wifeless adj. wifelike adj. wifely adj. wifeliness n. wifish adj. Etymology: OE wif woman: ult. orig. unkn.
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noun (plural wives) Etymology: Middle English wif, from Old English wīf; akin to Old High German wīb ~ and probably to Tocharian B kwīpe female pudenda Date: before 12th century 1. woman, a woman acting in a specified capacity, a female partner in a marriage, ~hood noun ~less adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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