Wife

Morpheme

Wife

Type

free base

Denotation

woman

Etymology

Middle English wyf, wif; Old English wīf

Evidence

archwife, Goodwife, housewife, midwife, seawife, spaewife, tradwife, wife, wifebeater, wifed, wifekin, wifeless, wifelet, wifelike, wifeliness, wifeling, wifely, wifey, wifing

See Also

Wive