ex-wife
ex-wife noun: a former wife (from a previous marriage after a divorce).
Noun
ex-wife (plural ex-wives)
- A former wife (from a previous marriage after a divorce).
- Pascal's estate was contentiously split between his ex-wife and his nonwife, with artistic decisions ultimately empowered to a banker.2001, Steven Suskin, Broadway Yearbook, 1999-2000
- Personal stories about unhappy relationships, cheating partners and manipulative ex-wives were often described in detail, usually to illustrate AWALT and serve as the basis for the MGTOW lifestyle.2020, Scott Wright, Verity Trott, Callum Jones, “‘The pussy ain’t worth it, bro’: assessing the discourse and structure of MGTOW”, in Information, Communication & Society, volume 23
ex-wife meaning in Hindi and Telugu
ex-wife in Hindi
- a former wife
- पूर्वपत्नी pūrvapatnī
ex-wife in Telugu
- a former wife
- మాజీ-భార్య mājī-bhārya
Forms of ex-wife
| plural | ex-wives |
|---|---|
| alternative form | exwife |
Origin of ex-wife
From ex- + wife.
Questions about ex-wife
- What does ex-wife mean?
- Ex-wife means a former wife (from a previous marriage after a divorce).
- What is ex-wife in Hindi?
- Ex-wife in Hindi is पूर्वपत्नी (pūrvapatnī). See Ex-wife meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ex-wife?
- Ex-wife is a noun.
- What is the plural of ex-wife?
- The plural of ex-wife is ex-wives.
Words near ex-wife in the dictionary
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