"other half" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-other half.ogg Forms: other halves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|other halves}} other half (plural other halves)
  1. (idiomatic) A spouse. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Family Related terms: better half Translations (spouse): toinen puolisko (Finnish), moitié [feminine] (French), druga połówka [feminine] (Polish), втора́я полови́на (vtorája polovína) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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