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prison wife

prison wife noun: a wife of somebody in prison.

Noun

prison wife (plural prison wives)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A wife of somebody in prison.

Forms of prison wife

pluralprison wives

Questions about prison wife

What does prison wife mean?
Prison wife means a wife of somebody in prison.
What part of speech is prison wife?
Prison wife is a noun.
What is the plural of prison wife?
The plural of prison wife is prison wives.

Words near prison wife in the dictionary

  1. prison states
  2. prison wall
  3. prison wallet
  4. prison wallets
  5. prison walls
  6. prison wife
  7. prison wine
  8. prison wives
  9. prison-bound
  10. prisonable
  11. prisondom

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