co-wife
/ˈkəʊ.waɪf/US/ˈkoʊ.waɪf/
co-wife noun: in a polygamous marriage, another wife of a woman’s husband.
Noun
co-wife (plural co-wives)
- In a polygamous marriage, another wife of a woman’s husband.
- If a co-wife had sought the lives of those three of thine.1892, Kipling & Balestier, Naulahka, page 247
- In fact, [Ayesha] was more jealous of Khadija, the dead wife, than she was of any of her living co-wives.1990, Syed A. A. Razwy, Khadija-tul-Kubra (the Wife of the Prophet Muhammed) May Allah be Pleased with Her: A Short Story of Her Life), page 165
- Synonyms:
- co-bride, fellow-wife, wife-in-law
co-wife meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
co-wife in Hindi
- in a polygamous marriage, another wife of a woman's husband
- सौत saut, सौतन sautan
co-wife in Tamil
- in a polygamous marriage, another wife of a woman's husband
- சக்களத்தி cakkaḷatti
co-wife in Marathi
- in a polygamous marriage, another wife of a woman's husband
- सवत savat, सपत्नी sapatnī
co-wife in Urdu
- in a polygamous marriage, another wife of a woman's husband
- سَوتَن sautan, سَوت saut, سَوکَن saukan
More languagesFewer languages
- co-wife in Bengali
- সপত্নী śopotni, সতিন śotin
- co-wife in Punjabi
- ਸੌਂਕਣ sauṅkaṇ
- co-wife in Gujarati
- શોકય śokya, શોક śok, સપત્ની sapatnī
- co-wife in Odia
- ସଉତୁଣୀ sautuṇi, ସପତ୍ନୀ sapatni
- co-wife in Sanskrit
- सपत्नी sapatnī
- co-wife in Assamese
- সতিনী xotini
- co-wife in Pashto
- بن bən
- co-wife in Arabic
- ضَرَّة ḍarra, جَارة jāra
- co-wife in Malay
- madu
- co-wife in Persian
- هوو havu, بنانج banânj
- co-wife in Vietnamese
- vợ bé
- Kashmiri
- سوتَن sōtan
Synonyms of co-wife
- co-bride
- fellow-wife
- wife-in-law
Forms of co-wife
| plural | co-wives |
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Origin of co-wife
From co- + wife.
Questions about co-wife
- What does co-wife mean?
- Co-wife means in a polygamous marriage, another wife of a woman’s husband.
- What is co-wife in Hindi?
- Co-wife in Hindi is सौत (saut), सौतन (sautan). See Co-wife meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is co-wife?
- Co-wife is a noun.
- How do you pronounce co-wife?
- Co-wife is pronounced /ˈkəʊ.waɪf/ (UK).
- What is the plural of co-wife?
- The plural of co-wife is co-wives.
Words near co-wife in the dictionary
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