child wife
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of child wife
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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And so he is doomed, not only by Corruption, in the person of Parkinson, but by Innocence, personified in Marie Rycker, the child wife of a local factory operator.
From Time Magazine Archive
Claudia, the child wife, is Dorothy McGuire, who perfected the part on Broadway.
From Time Magazine Archive
What right have Canadians to point the finger of scorn at the reproach of the child wife when the age of marriage in one province is twelve years?
From The Canadian Commonwealth by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
He is not less rich than my father; he has neither child, wife nor brother, nor any kindred of his blood nearer than you.
From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene
And—Colonel Arran caught him on his knees, with the lace to his lips—and the child wife crying.
From Ailsa Paige by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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