English noun: better half | |||
1. | better half (person) a person's partner in marriage | ||
Synonyms | married person, mate, partner, spouse | ||
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 | ||