plural wives
ˈwīvz 
1
a
dialect
: woman
b
: a woman acting in a specified capacity
—used in combination
fishwife
2
: a female partner in a marriage
Examples of wife in a Sentence
We met him and his wife.
a husband and wife who treat each other as equals in their marriage
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The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman shares sons Fredrick Charles II, Brandon John and Maximus Turner with his wife, Chelsea Freeman.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
After Karrion Kross and his real-life wife, Scarlett, parted ways with WWE, fans believe that another couple's new entrance on SmackDown may be a copycat.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
These are Logan Paulsen and his wife Kelly’s rescue dogs, all different ages and sizes, all at the door of their comfortable northern Virginia home to greet his students for another day of film study and training.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The single act that the CSIS study coded as right-wing terrorism during the first half of 2025 was the assassination of Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the shooting of Minnesota state senator John Hoffman and his wife.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
After Karrion Kross and his real-life wife, Scarlett, parted ways with WWE, fans believe that another couple's new entrance on SmackDown may be a copycat.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
These are Logan Paulsen and his wife Kelly’s rescue dogs, all different ages and sizes, all at the door of their comfortable northern Virginia home to greet his students for another day of film study and training.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The single act that the CSIS study coded as right-wing terrorism during the first half of 2025 was the assassination of Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the shooting of Minnesota state senator John Hoffman and his wife.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wife. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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