married woman

She wears rings

A married woman is a woman who has a husband.

The phrase appears in legal contexts and formal documents where marital status matters: The form asked whether she was a single or married woman.

In everyday speech, wife or simply married usually suffices.

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Mrs · wedding · tied the knot · ring · wedding band · vows · holy matrimony · matrimony · wedded · hitched · ball and chain · partner · homemaker · domestic bliss · mother · anniversary · betrothed · union

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marital status

married womansingle woman

Unmarried female adult

unmarried woman · bachelorette · spinster · maiden · divorcee

gender within marriage

married womanmarried man

Wed male

husband · bridegroom · groom

life stage/domestic role

married womanmaiden

Unmarried young woman

bachelorette · girl · debutante · unwed mother

Family

married, woman, marry, marries, marrying, unmarried, marriage, marriages, marriageable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G