better half

Speech parts

1. better half - Noun

2. better half - Phrase

Meaning

a person's partner in marriage

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

partner mate spouse married person dutch husband lover bride consort sweetheart bridegroom helpmate significant other missus hubby
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Antonyms

unknown enemy adversary aversion antipathy atrocity
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Hypernyms

relative relation significant other domestic partner spousal equivalent spouse equivalent

Hyponyms

husband consort helpmate polygamist hubby wife

Examples

Research has it that children from divorced homes are most subjected to molestation, lack of self-confidence, and difficulties in choosing a lifetime partner/finding their better half. Source: Internet

In the meantime, his better half was left to hang on to his coat tails and try to curb his wayward ways — it was no easy task, and Doyle reluctantly rang off from her pretend-conversation so as to decide how best to proceed without him. Source: Internet

For mains I had to go for the Scottish venison and Merlot pie (£9.95) with the better half selecting roasted belly pork (£10.95). Source: Internet

One positive is that they are in the better half of the country for DUI per thousand drivers at 5.7. Source: Internet

“My better half and I had been on Lake Rosseau on a tour,” he tells Muskoka News Watch. Source: Internet

The better half is not a large woman; I still can't for the life of me figure out where that enormous tumbler of pink slurry all fit. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

better half

Close letter words and terms

better game better grade better guy better hand better health better housewife