husband and wife
Wedded life partners
Husband and wife refers to a married couple, emphasizing their legal and social bond: They lived as husband and wife for forty years.
The phrase often appears in legal contexts and ceremonial language: I now pronounce you husband and wife.
It can describe the relationship itself: husband-and-wife business partners.
- married coupleTwo joined in matrimony
- coupleTwo linked together
- ringClosed curve shape
- wedding anniversaryYearly observance of nuptials
- marryUnite in wedlock
tied the knot · wedding bells · marriage · spouse · matrimony · wedlock · divorce · vows · til death do us part · better half · nuptials · soulmate · marital property · life partner · domestic partnership · pairing · in-laws · ball and chain
- couplescouple, married couple, married couples, pair, twosome
- Biblical Marriagemarriage covenant, bride, bridegroom, groom, wives
- marriage termswedding, marriage, bride, groom, spouse
- pairspair, pairs, two, duo, duos
husband and wifeunmarried couple
Romantic pair, legally single
friends with benefits · one-night stand · lovers · hookup · situationship
husband and wifestrangers
People unknown to you
roommates · siblings · business partners · single person · acquaintances
band, wife, husband, banded, husbands, housewife, husbandry, wifely, housebound