| WIFE | • wife n. A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse. • wife n. The female of a pair of mated animals. • wife n. (Scotland) Synonym of woman. |
| ALEWIFE | • alewife n. (Archaic) A woman who keeps an alehouse. • alewife n. A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus. • alewife n. Any of several species similar in appearance. |
| HUSWIFE | • huswife n. Obsolete form of housewife. • huswife v. Obsolete form of housewive. • HUSWIFE n. a sewing kit. |
| MIDWIFE | • midwife n. A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician. • midwife n. (Rare, figuratively) Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project. • midwife v. (Transitive) To act as a midwife. |
| OLDWIFE | • oldwife n. Alternative form of old wife (“various types of fish”). • old␣wife n. An old woman, later especially one who tells old wives’ tales. • old␣wife n. Any of various marine fishes… |
| SEAWIFE | • SEAWIFE n. a kind of wrasse, a bony fish. |
| FARMWIFE | • farmwife n. The wife in a married couple engaged in farming; a wife who shares in the duties of farming, such as… • farmwife n. A farmer’s wife. • FARMWIFE n. the wife of a farmer. |
| FISHWIFE | • fishwife n. (Archaic) A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger. • fishwife n. (Derogatory) A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice. • fishwife n. (Geordie, derogatory) A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene. |
| GOODWIFE | • goodwife n. (Obsolete) A female head of a household. • goodwife n. (Obsolete) A title of respect for a woman. • Goodwife n. (Obsolete) A title of respect for a woman. |
| GUDEWIFE | • GUDEWIFE n. (Scots) the mistress of a household, also GOODWIFE. |
| KALEWIFE | • KALEWIFE n. a female vegetable vendor. |
| SPAEWIFE | • spaewife n. Female fortuneteller. • SPAEWIFE n. (Scots) a wise woman. |
| HOUSEWIFE | • housewife n. (Plural "housewives") A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home… • housewife n. (Plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household. • housewife n. (Plural "housewifes") A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work. |
| SUPERWIFE | • superwife n. (Informal) A married woman who shows remarkable skill and stamina in managing a career, children, housework, etc. • SUPERWIFE n. an exceptional wife who combines a career with running a home. |
| SWEETIEWIFE | • SWEETIEWIFE n. (Scots) a woman who sells sweets; (esp. of an effeminate man) a gossip, scandalmonger. |