Wife vs Wif - What's the difference?
wife | wif |
A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
* (The Fisherman and His Wife)
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, title= The female of a pair of mated animals.
(informal, dialectal, eye dialect) with
* 1998 , Ted Shine, Contributions , ISBN 0822202387, page 31:
* 2000 , Jan King, It'a A Girl Thing: The Hilarious Truth About Women , ISBN 0740711318, page 161:
* 2002 , Stan Hayes, The Rough English Equivalent , ISBN 059524579X, page 324:
As a noun wife
is a married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.As a preposition wif is
(informal|dialectal|eye dialect) with.wife
English
Noun
(wives)- My wife and I have decided to have a baby.
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
Usage notes
Although not common, wife'' can be used with ''the to indicate one's own wife. For instance, "I'd like to go, but the wife wants me home." More commonly, "my wife".Synonyms
* (married woman) better half, life partner, little woman (slang), partner, significant other, spouse * See alsoAntonyms
* (married woman) husband, were (obsolete)See also
* uxorialDerived terms
(Terms derived from the noun "wife") * (From woman) alewife * (partner) co-wife * (partner) ex-wife * (woman) fishwife * (woman) goodwife * (partner) housewife * (partner) huswife * (partner) man and wife/I now declare you man and wife * (woman) midwife * (woman) old wife/old-wife/oldwife * (woman) pudding-wife * seawife * sister-wife * spaewife * (partner) trophy wife * (partner) wife-beater * (woman/partner) wifehood * (partner) wifeless * (woman) wifely * (partner) wifey (wife)See also
* (wikipedia "wife")References
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* 1000 English basic words ----wif
English
Alternative forms
* wid (informal ) * with * wiv (informal )Preposition
(English prepositions)- That's what I mo' wear wif my shoes.
- I been at the gym gettin' down wif my peeps.
- If I don' have no problem wif my high school test?