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wives W0196100 (wīvz)n. Plural of wife.wives (waɪvz) n the plural of wifewife (waɪf)
n., pl. wives (waɪvz) 1. a woman joined in marriage to a man and considered as his spouse. 2. a woman (archaic or dial., except in idioms): old wives' tales. Idioms: take to wife, to marry (a particular woman): And he took to wife a woman of the next village. [before 900; Middle English, Old English wīf woman, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon wīf, Old High German wīp, Old Norse vīf] -wife a combining form of wife, now unproductive, occurring in words that designate traditional roles or occupations of women: fishwife; goodwife; housewife; midwife. Translationswife (waif) – plural wives (waivz) – noun the woman to whom one is married. Come and meet my wife; He is looking for a wife. 妻子 妻子old wives' tale a superstitious and misleading story. 無稽之談 无稽之谈，荒诞故事 ˈwife-battering noun the crime of beating one's own wife. 毆妻罪 殴打妻子罪wives
a good husband makes a good wifeIf a husband treats his wife well, she will treat him well in return. I do the dishes because it gives Shannon much needed time to relax, and a good husband makes a good wife.See also: good, husband, make, wifeold wives' taleA now-debunked story or idea that was once believed, often superstitiously. How can you believe in that old wives' tale? Oh, that's just an old wives' tale! A broken mirror does not guarantee seven years' bad luck.See also: old, taleA good husband makes a good wife. and A good Jack makes a good Jill.Prov. If a husband or man wants his wife or girlfriend to be respectful and loving to him, he should be respectful and loving to her. Don't blame your wife for being short-tempered with you; you've been so unpleasant to her lately. A good husband makes a good wife.See also: good, husband, make, wifeold wives' taleFig. a myth or superstition. You really don't believe that stuff about starving a cold do you? It's just an old wives' tale.See also: old, taleold wives' taleA superstition, as in Toads cause warts? That's an old wives' tale. This expression was already known in ancient Greece, and a version in English was recorded in 1387. Despite invoking bigoted stereotypes of women and old people, it survives. See also: old, talean old wives' tale COMMON An old wives' tale is a belief that a lot of people have that is based on traditional ideas, often ones which have been proved to be incorrect. My mother used to tell me to feed a cold and starve a fever. Is it just an old wives' tale? It's not just an old wives' tale, you know, that full moons and madness go together.See also: old, talean old wives' tale a widely held traditional belief that is now thought to be unscientific or incorrect. The phrase (and its earlier variant old wives' fable ) is recorded from the early 16th century, with the earliest example being from Tyndale's translation of the Bible.See also: old, talean old ˈwives’ tale (disapproving) an old idea or belief that has proved not to be scientific: When you’re expecting a baby, people tell you all sorts of old wives’ tales. ♢ The belief that make-up ruins your skin is just an old wives’ tale.See also: old, taleold wives' taleA superstitious story. This term actually dates back to Plato, who repeated the phrase in a number of writings and was so cited by Erasmus. In English a version of it appeared in John Trevisa’s translation of Polycronicon, “And useth telynges as olde wifes dooth” (1387), and then began to be used frequently from the sixteenth century on. “These are trifles and mere old wives’ tales” wrote Christopher Marlowe in Doctor Faustus (ca. 1589). Arnold Bennett used it as the title of a novel (1908), and this sex-and age-biased cliché persists to the present day.See also: old, taleEncyclopediaSeewifewives
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