wifehood
Americannoun
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the state of being a wife.
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wifely character or quality; wifeliness.
Etymology
Origin of wifehood
1350–1400; Middle English wifhood, Old English wīfhād. See wife, -hood
Example Sentences
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What really stuck out to me about the film was how Amy was essentially being prepared for adulthood and wifehood in her home, from her cultural lens.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2020
It involves cultivating a sense of self that is has little to do with the motherhood, daughterhood, wifehood or friendship that society calls “womanhood.”
From Time • Dec. 8, 2014
On her forehead was a circle of brilliant crimson powder to signify her entry into wifehood.
From Salon • Jan. 19, 2013
Hoover did have a headline-grabbing and certainly false romance with film star Dorothy Lamour, his candidate for wifehood in .
From Slate • Nov. 10, 2011
For a while, however, the happy prospect of a beloved wifehood cheered her struggling and anxious life.
From Harriet Martineau by Miller, Florence Fenwick
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