"life partner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: life partners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} life partner (plural life partners)
  1. A romantic partner for life. This can be same-sex or opposite-sex, married or without marriage, and monogamous or polyamorous. Categories (topical): People Related terms: boyfriend, companion, girlfriend, life companion, marriage, domestic partnership, civil union, POSSLQ, significant other Translations (romantic partner for life): 人生伴侶 (Chinese Mandarin), 人生伴侣 (rénshēng bànlǚ) (Chinese Mandarin), 生活伴侶 (Chinese Mandarin), 生活伴侣 (shēnghuó bànlǚ) (Chinese Mandarin), 終身伴侶 (Chinese Mandarin), 终身伴侣 (zhōngshēn bànlǚ) (Chinese Mandarin), elukaaslane (Estonian), elämänkumppani (Finnish), Lebenspartner [masculine] (German), Lebenspartnerin [feminine] (German), Lebensgefährte [masculine] (German), Lebensgefährtin [feminine] (German), со́патник (sópatnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), livsledsager [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), samboer (cohabitant) (Norwegian Bokmål), towarzysz życia [masculine] (Polish), towarzyszka życia [feminine] (Polish), tovarăș de viață [masculine] (Romanian), tovarășă de viață [feminine] (Romanian)

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