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wives

/waɪvz/noun1 syllable

Wives means: a married woman; a man's partner in marriage.

Synonyms for wives2

noun, as in a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

wife, married woman

Opposites of wives

husband

What does wives mean?1

noun

1

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wives?10

one syllable

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Wives in a sentence

  • In some societies, wives are still considered the property of their husbands.darinmex
  • Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.Scott
  • You hid your worries from your wives, didn't you?Amastan
  • Bring your help to the citizens, and to their wives and children.CarpeLanam
  • Of the five wives he had, three were unfaithful.mervert1
  • Many families now have two breadwinners with both husbands and wives working.CM
  • These days more young husbands help their wives with housework.CM
  • It is their husbands' faults if wives do fall.unknown

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