What is the difference between alewife and wife?
alewife | wife | Derived terms |
(archaic) A woman who keeps an alehouse.
A North American fish, , of the herring family.
A migrating North American fish, .
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Any of several species similar in appearance.
A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
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, title= The female of a pair of mated animals.
Alewife is a derived term of wife.
As nouns the difference between alewife and wife
is that alewife is (archaic) a woman who keeps an alehouse or alewife can be a north american fish, (taxlink), of the herring family while wife is a married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.alewife
English
Etymology 1
(ale) + (wife)Noun
(alewives)Etymology 2
. Possibly from (aloof), the Indian name of a fish. See Winthrop on the culture of maize in America, “Phil Trans.” No. 142, p. 1065, and Baddam’s “Memoirs,” vol. ii. p. 131. Possibly from , influenced by Etymology 1 due to large belly of the fish.Noun
(alewives)Synonyms
* (Clupea vernalis) (branch herring), (ellwhop), (ellwife)Derived terms
* Alewife BrookSee also
* (wikipedia) * (Clupea) * (Alosa pseudoharengus) * (Alosa pseudoharengus)wife
English
Noun
(wives)- My wife and I have decided to have a baby.
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