"wifehood" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwʌɪfhʊd/ [UK] Forms: wifehoods [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wifhode, wifhod, wifhede, from Old English wīfhād (“femininity; the female sex”), equivalent to wife + -hood. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wifhode}} Middle English wifhode, {{m|enm|wifhod}} wifhod, {{m|enm|wifhede}} wifhede, {{inh|en|ang|wīfhād|t=femininity; the female sex}} Old English wīfhād (“femininity; the female sex”), {{suffix|en|wife|hood}} wife + -hood Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} wifehood (usually uncountable, plural wifehoods)
  1. The quality or state of being a wife. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-wifehood-en-noun-PEJJWT8U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -hood Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -hood: 71 29
  2. The character or behaviour that befits a good wife; wifeliness. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-wifehood-en-noun-8Ss0iq-U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wivehood Related terms: motherhood

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