Phonetics:
/waɪf/
/waɪf/
Meanings:
noun
Definition: A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
Definition: The female of a pair of mated animals.
Example: A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen.
verb
Definition: (said of men) to marry
noun
Definition: An adult female human.
Definition: (collective) All females collectively; womankind.
Definition: A female person, usually an adult; a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
Definition: A wife (or sometimes a fiancée or girlfriend).
Definition: A female who is extremely fond of or devoted to a specified type of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
Definition: A female attendant or servant.