wife

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Meaning · English

To marry (a woman).

Register: colloquial

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Mentally scarred for life, love is war / And some chicks are just too hard to wife

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “wife” mean?

To marry (a woman).

Is “wife” formal or informal?

wife is generally colloquial.