wife

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1. wife - Noun

2. wife - Verb

Meaning

A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like.

The lawful consort of a man; a woman who is united to a man in wedlock; a woman who has a husband; a married woman; -- correlative of husband.

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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates

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

We ought not, as soon as we leave church, to plunge into business unsuited to church, but as soon as we get home, we should take the Scriptures into our hands, and call our wife and children to join us in putting together what we have heard in church. John Chrysostom

A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife. Greek Proverb

A husband should not talk of pretty girls in front of his wife. Cambodian Proverb

The son of an old man is an orphan, and his wife is a widow. Lebanese Proverb

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