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(archaic, thieves' cant) The illegitimate child of an unmarried woman and a married man.
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(idiomatic, obsolete) An old maid.
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The primary attendant to the groom in a wedding ceremony.
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A person's spouse or lover, most commonly a man's wife.
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(archaic) A wedding feast or festival; a wedding.
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A retail store or boutique that specializes in selling wedding dresses to brides.
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(US) A party held for a bride-to-be in anticipation of her wedding, involving guests (typically female friends and relatives) giving her gifts.
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A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.
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An unmarried bridesmaid.
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A male friend or companion of the bridegroom, having various ceremonial duties at a wedding.
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Alternative form of Catherinette [An unmarried woman over the age of 25 who lives in a country that celebrates the festival of Saint Catherine's Day for such women.]
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(chiefly historical) A slave-girl or woman, kept for instance in a harem, who is held for sexual service.
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A female child of the manse.
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(idiomatic) A woman who marries when she is significantly older than most brides.
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Initialism of double income, no kids. - a childless couple with two jobs and thus two incomes
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A person (not a spouse) with whom one lives and is romantically involved
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Alternative form of ex-wife. [A former wife.]
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Suitable for children and adults.
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An adult female with a spouse and children to whose well-being she is dedicated.
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Suitable for families consisting of parents and minor children.
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(neologism) A carpool composed of members of the same family.
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A woman who attends a groom during his wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party.
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A man who serves as one of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man.
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(Britain) A bachelorette party; a party held for a woman who is about to be married.
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(Britain, slang) one's wife, especially a domineering one
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(informal, term of endearment) Husband.
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(rare, informal, term of endearment) Husband.
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(informal, endearing) A husband.
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(UK dialectal) A polled tree; a pollard.
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(informal, nonstandard) One's man who is also one's husband; husband.
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(archaic) Like or of a huswife; capable; economical; prudent.
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A young woman who is too young to be a full bridesmaid, but too old to be a flower girl. The junior bridesmaid usually walks down the aisle unaccompanied by a groomsman, but can be accompanied if the wedding party has an uneven number of people.
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(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of mate. [A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.]
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Courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country.
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The primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony.
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Like or befitting a (young, unmarried) maiden.
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(obsolete) The state of being a maiden.
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A woman who is listed in a catalogue to be selected by a man for marriage.
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(dated) A female mandarin.
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A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
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The female head of a household
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(rare, chiefly Internet) a female mate
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A senior female nurse in an establishment, especially a hospital or school.
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(dated) A married or widowed woman who acts as the primary attendant on the bride at a wedding.
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In Ancient Rome, a wife of an honorable man.
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A merman, especially one who is married; a merman taken as a husband.
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A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.
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(colloquial) Wife or girlfriend.
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A household or relationship whereby four people live together as lovers.
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A household or relationship whereby three people live together as lovers.
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(archaic) A friend of the bridegroom; a best man; a bridesmaid.
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(archaic, family law) Things a married woman owns, such as clothing and jewellery, apart from her dowry.
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(Manitoba) A former film classification advising that viewers under 15 years of age be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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(literary, archaic) Wearing a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded.
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Acronym of stay-at-home mom/mum/mother.
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An informal notice of the date of an important upcoming event, usually a wedding, sent before a formal invitation.
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(humorous) Initialism of she who must be obeyed: one's wife or female partner.
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(informal, regional, archaic) A woman who cohabits (with someone) outside of marriage.
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The clothes and linen, etc., that a bride collects or that is given to her for her wedding and married life, especially a traditional or formal set of these.
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(archaic) Pronunciation spelling of wife. [A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.]
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The character or behaviour that befits a good wife; wifeliness.
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Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.
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The role or status of a wife.
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A woman's attitudes and behaviour within a marriage.
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Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.
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Obsolete form of wifely. [Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.]
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a woman with whom a person has a platonic intimacy at work.
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