cuckold
[ kuhk-uh ld ]
/ ˈkʌk əld /
noun
the husband of an unfaithful wife.
verb (used with object)
to make a cuckold of (a husband).
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Origin of cuckold
1200–50; Middle English cukeweld, later cok(k)ewold, cukwold < Anglo-French *cucuald (compare Middle French cucuault), equivalent to Old French cocu cuckoo + -ald, -alt pejorative suffix (see ribald); apparently orig. applied to an adulterer, in allusion to the cuckoo's habit of laying its eggs in other birds' nests
Related formscuck·old·ly, adverb
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cuckold
/ (ˈkʌkəld) /
noun
a man whose wife has committed adultery, often regarded as an object of scorn
verb
(tr) to make a cuckold of
Derived Formscuckoldry, noun
Word Origin for cuckold
C13 cukeweld, from Old French cucuault, from cucu cuckoo; perhaps an allusion to the parasitic cuckoos that lay their eggs in the nests of other birds
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