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Noun

S: (n) spouse (spouse%1:18:00::), partner (partner%1:18:01::), married person (married_person%1:18:00::), mate (mate%1:18:00::), better half (better_half%1:18:00::) (a person's partner in marriage)

direct hyponym / full hyponym

S: (n) bigamist (bigamist%1:18:00::) (someone who marries one person while already legally married to another)
S: (n) consort (consort%1:18:00::) (the husband or wife of a reigning monarch)

S: (n) prince consort (prince_consort%1:18:00::) (a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign)
S: (n) Maintenon (maintenon%1:18:00::), Marquise de Maintenon (marquise_de_maintenon%1:18:00::), Francoise d'Aubigne (francoise_d'aubigne%1:18:00::), Madame de Maintenon (madame_de_maintenon%1:18:00::) (French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719))

S: (n) helpmate (helpmate%1:18:00::), helpmeet (helpmeet%1:18:00::) (a helpful partner)
S: (n) husband (husband%1:18:00::), hubby (hubby%1:18:00::), married man (married_man%1:18:00::) (a married man; a woman's partner in marriage)

S: (n) benedick (benedick%1:18:00::), benedict (benedict%1:18:01::) (a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor))
S: (n) cuckold (cuckold%1:18:00::) (a man whose wife committed adultery)

S: (n) wittol (wittol%1:18:00::) (an archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates it)

S: (n) family man (family_man%1:18:00::) (a man whose family is of major importance in his life)
S: (n) house husband (house_husband%1:18:00::), househusband (househusband%1:18:00::) (a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income)
S: (n) uxoricide (uxoricide%1:18:00::) (a husband who murders his wife)

S: (n) monogamist (monogamist%1:18:00::), monogynist (monogynist%1:18:00::) (someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time))
S: (n) newlywed (newlywed%1:18:00::), honeymooner (honeymooner%1:18:00::) (someone recently married)

S: (n) bride (bride%1:18:00::) (a woman who has recently been married)

S: (n) war bride (war_bride%1:18:00::) (bride of a serviceman during wartime)

S: (n) groom (groom%1:18:00::), bridegroom (bridegroom%1:18:00::) (a man who has recently been married)

S: (n) polygamist (polygamist%1:18:00::) (someone who is married to two or more people at the same time)

S: (n) polyandrist (polyandrist%1:18:00::) (a woman with two or more husbands)
S: (n) polygynist (polygynist%1:18:00::) (a man with two or more wives)

S: (n) wife (wife%1:18:00::), married woman (married_woman%1:18:00::) (a married woman; a man's partner in marriage)

S: (n) battle-ax (battle-ax%1:18:00::), battle-axe (battle-axe%1:18:00::) (a sharp-tongued domineering wife)
S: (n) crown princess (crown_princess%1:18:01::) (the wife of a crown prince)
S: (n) first lady (first_lady%1:18:00::) (the wife of a chief executive)
S: (n) golf widow (golf_widow%1:18:00::) (a wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf)
S: (n) honest woman (honest_woman%1:18:00::) (a wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time)) "he made an honest woman of her"
S: (n) housewife (housewife%1:18:00::), homemaker (homemaker%1:18:00::), lady of the house (lady_of_the_house%1:18:00::), woman of the house (woman_of_the_house%1:18:00::) (a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income)
S: (n) marchioness (marchioness%1:18:01::) (the wife or widow of a marquis)
S: (n) matron (matron%1:18:00::) (a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified)
S: (n) mayoress (mayoress%1:18:01::) (the wife of a mayor)
S: (n) missus (missus%1:18:00::), missis (missis%1:18:00::) (informal term of address for someone's wife)
S: (n) old lady (old_lady%1:18:00::) (your own wife) "meet my old lady"
S: (n) sheika (sheika%1:18:00::), sheikha (sheikha%1:18:00::) (the wife of a sheik)
S: (n) signora (signora%1:18:00::) (an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name)
S: (n) trophy wife (trophy_wife%1:18:00::) (a wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man) "his trophy wife was an asset to his business"
S: (n) uxor (uxor%1:18:00::), ux. (ux.%1:18:00::) ((legal terminology) the Latin word for wife)
S: (n) vicereine (vicereine%1:18:02::) (wife of a viceroy)
S: (n) viscountess (viscountess%1:18:01::) (a wife or widow of a viscount)
S: (n) Bathsheba (bathsheba%1:18:00::) ((Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC))
S: (n) Catherine of Aragon (catherine_of_aragon%1:18:00::), Catherine (catherine%1:18:01::) (first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536))
S: (n) Hathaway (hathaway%1:18:00::), Anne Hathaway (anne_hathaway%1:18:00::) (wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623))
S: (n) Rachel (rachel%1:18:00::) ((Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin)
S: (n) Rebecca (rebecca%1:18:00::), Rebekah (rebekah%1:18:00::) ((Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau)
S: (n) Ruth (ruth%1:18:01::) (the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament)
S: (n) Sarah (sarah%1:18:00::) ((Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac)

member holonym
direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (n) relative (relative%1:18:00::), relation (relation%1:18:00::) (a person related by blood or marriage) "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
S: (n) domestic partner (domestic_partner%1:18:00::), significant other (significant_other%1:18:00::), spousal equivalent (spousal_equivalent%1:18:00::), spouse equivalent (spouse_equivalent%1:18:00::) (a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship)

derivationally related form

S: (n) collaborator (collaborator%1:18:00::), cooperator (cooperator%1:18:00::), partner (partner%1:18:00::), pardner (pardner%1:18:00::) (an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest) "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners"
S: (n) partner (partner%1:18:02::) (a person who is a member of a partnership)

Verb

S: (v) partner (partner%2:40:00::) (provide with a partner)
S: (v) partner (partner%2:41:00::) (act as a partner) "Astaire partnered Rogers"