husband

Pronunciation: /ˈhʌzbənd/

Reading level: easy

Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
  2. verb use cautiously and frugally

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English husbonde, from Old English hūsbonda, from hūs + bonda. Calque of Old Norse húsbóndi. Compare English house and bond.

In classic literature

Synonyms

hubby, married man

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
spouse
Narrower (hyponyms)
cuckold, house husband, family man, uxoricide, benedick
Opposite (antonyms)
wife

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