English noun: spouse | |||
| 1. | spouse (person) a person's partner in marriage | ||
| Synonyms | better half, married person, mate, partner | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | domestic partner, relation, relative, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bigamist, consort, helpmate, helpmeet, honeymooner, hubby, husband, married man, married woman, monogamist, monogynist, newlywed, polygamist, wife | ||
| Member meronym | man and wife, marriage, married couple | ||