Noun
husband and wife (plural husbands and wives)
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see husband, and, wife. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Synonym: man and wife
Hypernym: married couple
The husband and wife should be similar to the hand and the eye. When the hand hurts, the eyes should be crying. And when the eyes cry, the hand should wipe away the tears. John Chrysostom
I know one husband and wife who, whatever the official reasons given to the court for the break up of their marriage, were really divorced because the husband believed that nobody ought to read while he was talking and the wife that nobody ought to talk while she was reading. Vera Brittain
That quiet mutual gaze of a trusting husband and wife is like the first moment of rest or refuge from a great weariness or a great danger--not to be interfered with by speech or action which would distract the sensations from the fresh enjoyment of repose. George Eliot
When husband and wife live in harmony, they can dry up the ocean without a bucket. Vietnamese Proverb
It's natural to have some disagreement between husband and wife. Hungarian Proverb
A husband and wife often fight intensely at one moment and then kiss intensely at the next moment. Taiwanese Proverb