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Antonyms for husband

Grammar : Noun
Spell : huhz-buhnd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhʌz bənd

Definition of husband

Origin :
  • Old English husbonda "male head of a household," probably from Old Norse husbondi "master of the house," from hus "house" (see house (n.)) + bondi "householder, dweller, freeholder, peasant," from buandi, present participle of bua "to dwell" (see bower). Beginning late 13c., replaced Old English wer as "married man," companion of wif, a sad loss for English poetry. Slang shortening hubby first attested 1680s.
  • noun married man
Example sentences :
  • The girls I know are taught painstakingly how to get a husband, but nothing of how to be a wife.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The husband in my case was to be an inconvenience, but doubtless an amusing one.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Mr. Bines is my husband, Mtterchen, and we're leaving for the West in the morning.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Mrs. Morgan gave Robert a reception as warm as her husband had done.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • "I ordered the sun turned on at just this point," replied her husband, with a large air.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Her mind is set on taking it down, yet she will not peril her husband.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • The daughter of Pharaoh saw the youth and desired him for her husband.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • "I hope she will love her husband," said Kate, rather seriously.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • This man who calls himself my husband is no worse, I suppose, than other men.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Now, she wouldn't have her husband know she is here for the world.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

Synonyms for husband

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