Definitions for man and wife
man and wife

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1. marriage, married couple, man and wifenoun

   two people who are married to each other

   "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"

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1. man and wifenoun

   A newly married couple

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1. man and wife

   Man and wife is a traditional term used to refer to a married couple wherein the man is the husband and the woman is the wife. This term highlights a legal and social relationship typically established through a recognized wedding ceremony. It reflects the couple's commitment to share responsibilities, mutual affection, respect, and usually indicates the intent to start a family. This term is largely used in cultural, religious, and legal contexts. However, as society evolves towards gender equality and recognition of diverse sexual orientations, it may be replaced or complemented by terms such as "spouses" or "partners."

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1. man and wife

   Read the full text of the Man And Wife poem by Robert Lowell on the Poetry.com website.

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1. • Family

How to pronounce man and wife?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of man and wife in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of man and wife in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of man and wife in a Sentence

1. unknown:

   There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye-to-eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.

2. Herman Melville:

   How it is I know not; but there is no place like a bed for confidential disclosures between friends. Man and wife, they say, there open the very bottom of their souls to each other; and some old couples often lie and chat over old times till nearly morning. Thus, then, in our hearts honeymoon, lay I and Queequeg -- a cozy, loving pair.

3. John Gay:

   Can you support the expense of a husband, hussy, in gaming, drinking and whoring? Have you money enough to carry on the daily quarrels of man and wife about who shall squander most?

4. Homer:

   There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.

5. Samuel Pepys:

   Strange, to see what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition, every man and wife gazing and smiling at them.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=man and wife
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Man_and_Wife
3. ^ ChatGPT
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