better half

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noun

a person's wife.

a person's husband.

Origin of better half

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby better half

betted, Bettelheim, Bettendorf, better, Better Business Bureau, better half, Better late than never, betterment, betterment tax, better-off, better part of

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Example sentences from the Web for better half

That you had a better-half somewhere, to which you belong when you are at home.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848|Various
No one couple in all that squalid district was more drunk p. 24that night than Carroty Bill and his better-half.
Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3]|J. Ewing Ritchie
But a story was related of how on one occasion the better-half triumphed.
From John O'Groats to Land's End|Robert Naylor and John Naylor
Dr. Selberg asked him if he could not cure his better-half of so dangerous a propensity.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847|Various

His better-half not unfrequently pretends to be a soothsayer, and he is often a musician.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume II (of 2)|Carl Engel

British Dictionary definitions for better half

better half

noun

jocular one's spouse

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Idioms and Phrases with better half

better half

Also, better part. The larger amount or majority of something, as in I won't be long; the better half of this job is complete, or I have spent the better part of my life in this city. Sir Philip Sidney used the first term in Arcadia (1580): “I ... shall think the better half of it already achieved.” The variant appears in a well-known proverb, discretion is the better part of valor.

Also, my better half. One's (my) spouse, as in I'm not sure if we can go; I'll have to check with my better half. Originally this expression meant “a close friend or lover,” and by the 16th century it referred to either a wife or lover. Sidney used it in this way, again in Arcadia: “My dear, my better half (said he), I find I must now leave thee.” Today it tends to be used lightly for either husband or wife. “Late 1500s”

单词	better half
释义	better half SEE SYNONYMS FOR better half ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person's wife. a person's husband. Origin of better half First recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby better half betted, Bettelheim, Bettendorf, better, Better Business Bureau, better half, Better late than never, betterment, betterment tax, better-off, better part of Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for better half That you had a better-half somewhere, to which you belong when you are at home. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848\|Various No one couple in all that squalid district was more drunk p. 24that night than Carroty Bill and his better-half. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3]\|J. Ewing Ritchie But a story was related of how on one occasion the better-half triumphed. From John O'Groats to Land's End\|Robert Naylor and John Naylor Dr. Selberg asked him if he could not cure his better-half of so dangerous a propensity. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847\|Various His better-half not unfrequently pretends to be a soothsayer, and he is often a musician. Musical Myths and Facts, Volume II (of 2)\|Carl Engel British Dictionary definitions for better half better half noun jocular one's spouse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with better half better half 1 Also, better part. The larger amount or majority of something, as in I won't be long; the better half of this job is complete, or I have spent the better part of my life in this city. Sir Philip Sidney used the first term in Arcadia (1580): “I ... shall think the better half of it already achieved.” The variant appears in a well-known proverb, discretion is the better part of valor. 2 Also, my better half. One's (my) spouse, as in I'm not sure if we can go; I'll have to check with my better half. Originally this expression meant “a close friend or lover,” and by the 16th century it referred to either a wife or lover. Sidney used it in this way, again in Arcadia: “My dear, my better half (said he), I find I must now leave thee.” Today it tends to be used lightly for either husband or wife. “Late 1500s” The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to better half consort, helpmate, husband, mate, partner, rib, significant other, soul mate, spouse, wife, espoused, feme covert, helpmeet
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better half

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