Difference between Wife and Wive

What is the difference between Wife and Wive?

Wife as a noun is a married woman, esp. in relation to her spouse. while Wive as a verb is to marry a woman

Wife

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A married woman, esp. in relation to her spouse. The female of a pair of mated animals. (archaic) A woman (compare old wife and aad wife).

Wive

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To marry a womanTo provide someone with a wife

We hope you now know whether to use Wife or Wive in your sentence.

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