husband
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husband¹
- /ˈhʌzbənd/
- /ˈhʊzbənd/ Northern England
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English husbonde, from Old English hūsbonda, from hūs + bonda. Calque of Old Norse húsbóndi. By surface analysis, house + bond.
noun husbands
- A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse. You should start dating so you can find a suitable husband.
- A manager of property; one who has the care of another's belongings, owndom, or interests; a steward; an economist.
- A prudent or frugal manager. God knows how little time is left me, and may I be a good husband, to improve the short remnant thereof.
- The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder.
- A tiller of the ground; a husbandman. […] a withered tree, through husbands toyle, Is often seene full freshly to have florisht […]
- The male of a pair of animals. Husband of the Herd
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A large cushion with arms meant to support a person in the sitting position.
While reading her book, Sally leaned back against her husband, wishing it were the human kind.
Similar: husband pillow
- A polled tree; a pollard.
Similar: baron, his lordship, hubby, husband, lord and master, old man · Opposite: wife
verb husbands · husbanding · husbanded
- To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise. And for my meanes, I'll husband them so well, They shall go farre with little.
- To conserve. 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe ...I found pens, ink, and paper, and I husbanded them to the utmost; and I shall show that while my ink lasted, I kept things very exact, but after that was gone I could not, for I could not make any ink by any means that I could devise.
- To till; cultivate; farm; nurture. Land so trim and rarely husbanded.
- To provide with a husband. Thinke you, I am no ſtronger then my Sex Being ſo Father'd, and ſo Husbanded?
- To engage or act as a husband to; assume the care of or responsibility for; accept as one's own.
Husband²
proper noun Husbands
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after Harmon Husband.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hubby, economize, conserve, economise, married man, mister, bridegroom, widower, bride, groom, father, ex-husband, wife, married, spousal, spouse
noun
Similar: baron, his lordship, hubby, husband, lord and master, old man · Opposite: wife
Translations
Every language
noun male partner in marriage
| Español | marido, esposo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 남편 nampyeon, 양반 yangban |
| 日本語 | 夫 otto, 旦那 danna, 亭主 teishu, 主人 shujin, ハズバンド hazubando, ハズ hazu |
| 中文 | 丈夫 zhàngfu, 老公, 先生 xiānsheng, 愛人 /爱人 àirén, 相公 xiànggōng |
| हिन्दी | पति pati, स्वामी svāmī, धनी dhanī, भतार bhatār |
| Kiswahili | mume |
| Português | marido, esposo |
| Français | mari, époux |
| Deutsch | Ehemann, Mann, Gemahl, Gatte, Ehegatte |
| Italiano | marito |
| Ελληνικά | σύζυγος sýzygos, άνδρας ándras |
| Română | soț |
| Русский | муж muž, супру́г suprúg |
| Tiếng Việt | chồng |
| العربية | زَوْج zawj, بَعْل baʕl |
| עברית | בַּעַל baʿal, אִישׁ ʾish |
verb to conserve
| Español | ahorrar, manejar con economía |
|---|---|
| Português | economizar, poupar, conservar |
| Français | ménager |
| Italiano | dosare |
| Ελληνικά | διαχειρίζομαι diacheirízomai |
| Română | păstra, conserva |
| العربية | زَوْج zawj |
Talk about this word "husband." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/husband. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. husband. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/husband "husband." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/husband.Cite this
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title = {husband},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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