wifehood
Use Wifehood in a sentence
hʊd noun
1.
the state of being a wife.
2.
wifely character or quality; wifeliness.
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wife (waɪf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl wives | |
| 1. | a man's partner in marriage; a married womanRelated: uxorial |
| 2. | an archaic or dialect word for woman |
| 3. | take to wife to marry (a woman) |
| Related: uxorial | |
| [Old English wīf; related to Old Norse vīf (perhaps from vīfathr veiled), Old High German wīb (German Weib)] | |
| 'wifehood | |
| —n | |
| 'wifeless | |
| —adj | |
| 'wifelike | |
| —adj | |
| 'wifeliness | |
| —n | |
| 'wifely | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
Nineteenth-century wifehood and motherhood were not compatible with work for the cause.
It prepares for happy, healthy wifehood and capable, almost painless motherhood.
It puts the whole organism concerned in wifehood and motherhood into perfect condition.
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