Kilo Lingo

husband

/ˈhʌzbənd/

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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

Gender
Pluralhusbands

Examples

evening.

"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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This word is part of lesson 8.