Definitions for cuckoldˈkʌk əld
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cuck•oldˈkʌk əld(n.)
the husband of an unfaithful wife.
(v.t.)to make a cuckold of (a husband).
Origin of cuckold:
1200–50; ME cukeweld, later cok(k)ewold, cukwold < AF *cucuald
Princeton's WordNet
cuckold(verb)
a man whose wife committed adultery
cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wander(verb)
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
"She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
Wiktionary
cuckold(Noun)
A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.
cuckold(Verb)
To make a cuckold of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing his wife.
Origin: Derived from cucuault (from cucu, the Cuckoo bird, some varieties of which lay their eggs in another’s nest). Appears in in noun form circa 1250 as cokewald. First known use of the verb form is 1589.
Webster Dictionary
Cuckold(noun)
a man whose wife is unfaithful; the husband of an adulteress
Cuckold(noun)
a West Indian plectognath fish (Ostracion triqueter)
Cuckold(noun)
the cowfish
Cuckold(verb)
to make a cuckold of, as a husband, by seducing his wife, or by her becoming an adulteress
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