wife's

Her, in matrimony

Wife's is the possessive form of wife, indicating something belonging to or associated with one's spouse: my wife's car, his wife's family, the wife's income.

It also forms the genitive in phrases like wife's tale, as in old wives' tale.

possessive

belongings

Things you possess

possessions · items · share · portion · inheritance · assets · estate · jewelry · wardrobe · savings

familial

mother's

Of the female parent

children's · family's · household's · maternal · grandmother's · aunt's · niece's · relatives · kin's · clan's

domestic

cooking

Preparing food with heat

homemaking · duties · recipes · garden · decorating · cleaning · laundry · organizing · errands · shopping

relational

husband's

Male spouse's possessive

Mrs. · missus's · bride's · lady's · beloved's · mate's

colloquial

missus's

Belonging to one's spouse

Categories
Opposites
spousal possession

wife'shusband's

Male spouse's possessive

groom's · bridegroom's · spouse's · partner's

relational possession

wife'shusband's

Male spouse's possessive

mine · his · nobody's · stranger's · bachelor's

Phrases
Family

wife, housewife, midwife, wifely, wifeless, fishwife

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