Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wifehood

/ˈwʌɪfhʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wife-hood
IPA: /ˈwʌɪfhʊd/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being a wife.

Uncountable

noun

The character or behaviour that befits a good wife; wifeliness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"During the week they spent at Windsor all their necessary furniture was sent in; the more ornamental articles it was decided to leave to the choice of the fair mistress, and, as she had no visits to pay or receive, the occupation it gave Louisa saved her from any mortification she might have felt on sinking at once into the state of happy wifehood."
"That girdle gave the vertue of chast love, / And wivehood true, to all that did it beare […]."

Etymology

From Middle English wifhode, wifhod, wifhede, from Old English wīfhād (“femininity; the female sex”), equivalent to wife + -hood.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wifhode, wīfhād
Suffix: wife

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈwʌɪfhʊd/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

wifehoods (plural) wivehood (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

motherhood

Questions

How do you pronounce wifehood?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʌɪfhʊd/.
What does wifehood mean?: The quality or state of being a wife.
Where does wifehood come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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