child wife

noun

1. a very young wife.

Word History and Origins

Origin of child wife¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

A flood seemed to pour upon Constance, and in it she saw the lonely, yearning, ignorant child-wife as she really was.

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"She was young and her parents unduly influenced her," said Mrs. Leslie, instinctively excusing the beautiful child-wife.

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Elaine, my willful child-wife, had died in giving birth to a little daughter.

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A feeling of pity and remorse mingled with the love he bore his hapless child-wife.

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That child-wife of mine is the most enchanting creature in the world.

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