spouse's
Belonging to mate
Spouse's is the possessive form of spouse, indicating something belonging to or associated with one's husband or wife: my spouse's income, her spouse's family.
Common in legal and financial contexts where ownership or benefits are shared: spouse's consent required, spouse's health insurance.
Belonging to one's companion
Things you possess
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- assetsOwned items of value
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- estateProperty and grounds
savings · income · pension · benefits · insurance · accounts · investments · jewelry
Justified claims to freedoms
- obligationsRequired responsibilities
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- approvalFavorable opinion given
authorization · power of attorney · beneficiary · entitlement · share · claim · custody · guardianship
Relatives through marriage
- relativesThose connected by blood
- parentsMother and father
- siblingsFellow offspring
- childrenYoung human beings
mother's · father's · brother's · sister's · side · kinfolk · ancestors · lineage
Characteristic mental patterns
- habitsRegular repeated behaviors
- quirksUnusual individual traits
- preferencesFavored options among alternatives
- opinionsSubjective beliefs or assessments
moods · temperament · behavior · mannerisms · interests · hobbies · taste · values
partner's
Belonging to one's companion
belongings
Things you possess
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- assetsOwned items of value
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
estate · savings · income · pension · benefits · insurance · accounts · investments · jewelry · heirlooms
rights
Justified claims to freedoms
- obligationsRequired responsibilities
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
approval · authorization · power of attorney · beneficiary · entitlement · share · claim · custody · guardianship · liability
in-laws
Relatives through marriage
children · mother's · father's · brother's · sister's · side · kinfolk · ancestors · lineage · heritage
personality
Characteristic mental patterns
- habitsRegular repeated behaviors
- quirksUnusual individual traits
- preferencesFavored options among alternatives
opinions · moods · temperament · behavior · mannerisms · interests · hobbies · taste · values · beliefs
spouse'sstranger's
Belonging to unknown person
outsider's · acquaintance's · ex's · colleague's · neighbor's
- work spousePlatonic professional confidant
- military spousePartner of servicemember
- cheating spouseUnfaithful marriage partner
- battered spousePartner subjected to violence
- common-law spouseLegally recognized unmarried partner
- multiple spousesMore than one married partner