What is the difference between spouse and wife?
spouse | wife |
A person's husband or wife.
* Spenser
(dated) To wed; to espouse.
* 1819 , , Otho the Great , Act III, Scene II, verses 212-214
A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
* (The Fisherman and His Wife)
* , chapter=10
, title= The female of a pair of mated animals.
Wife is a synonym of spouse.
Wife is a hypernym of spouse.
As nouns the difference between spouse and wife
is that spouse is a person's husband or wife while wife is a married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.As a verb spouse
is to wed; to espouse.spouse
English
Noun
(en noun)- People should treat their spouses with respect.
- At last such grace I found, and means I wrought, / That I that lady to my spouse had won.
Derived terms
* spousal (pos a)Verb
- Do you stand possess’d
- Of any proof against the honourableness
- Of Lady Auranthe, our new-spoused daughter?
Anagrams
*wife
English
Noun
(wives)- My wife and I have decided to have a baby.
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