husband.
A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
Meaning & usage
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.
The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder.
A tiller of the ground; a husbandman.
The male of a pair of animals.
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.
A polled tree; a pollard.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Germanic *būaną Old Norse búa Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Old Norse -andi Old Norse bóndibor. Old English bonda ▲ Old Norse húsbóndicalq. Old English hūsbonda Middle English husbonde English husband Inherited from Middle English husbonde, from Old English hūsbonda, from hūs + bonda. Calque of Old Norse húsbóndi. By surface analysis, house + bond.
To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise.
To conserve.
To till; cultivate; farm; nurture.
To provide with a husband.
To engage or act as a husband to; assume the care of or responsibility for; accept as one's own.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Germanic *būaną Old Norse búa Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Old Norse -andi Old Norse bóndibor. Old English bonda ▲ Old Norse húsbóndicalq. Old English hūsbonda Middle English husbonde English husband Inherited from Middle English husbonde, from Old English hūsbonda, from hūs + bonda. Calque of Old Norse húsbóndi. By surface analysis, house + bond.
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