Family / A1

HUZB-uh-nd/ˈhʌzbənd/

After a wedding, a woman's husband is the man she is married to. Wife is the female pair. My husband works late. Partner is wider (not only married); at A1, husband = married man. Plural: husbands.

Meaning

The man that a woman is married to.

Examples

• “Her husband is a teacher.”
• “Her husband cooks on Sundays.”
• “I met her husband at the door.”

Good to know

husband (married man) vs wife (married woman).

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