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wifestyle

wifestyle noun: a woman's attitudes and behaviour within a marriage.

Noun

wifestyle (plural wifestyles)

  1. A woman's attitudes and behaviour within a marriage.
    • Mila […] isn't pushing her wifestyle on anyone, she says, she is merely exercising her right to choose.1987, Susan Riley, Political wives: the lives of the saints, page 83
    • But in Washington, with its educational opportunities and abundant role models, a brave new wifestyle is flowering among those who married far too young.1990, The Washingtonian, volume 25, page 141

Forms of wifestyle

pluralwifestyles

Origin of wifestyle

Blend of wife + lifestyle.

Questions about wifestyle

What does wifestyle mean?
Wifestyle means a woman's attitudes and behaviour within a marriage.
What part of speech is wifestyle?
Wifestyle is a noun.
What is the plural of wifestyle?
The plural of wifestyle is wifestyles.

Words near wifestyle in the dictionary

  1. wifery
  2. wifes
  3. wifes up
  4. wifeship
  5. wifeships
  6. wifestyle
  7. wifestyles
  8. wifeswapper
  9. wifeswappers
  10. wifeswapping
  11. wifeward

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