/ˈhʌzbənd/
Translation
The man a woman is married to.
Word origin
From Old Norse husbondi, meaning the master of a house.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- husbondi
Grammar
Examples
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"Husband" means the man a woman is married to.
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"Husband" here means the married man.
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"Husbands" is the plural, meaning more than one husband.
A husband is the man a woman is married to. When a man and a woman marry, the man becomes her husband. A husband and a wife are married to each other.
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