husband

Reading level: easy

Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
  2. verb use cautiously and frugally

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English husbonde, from Old English hūsbonda, from hūs + bonda. Calque of Old Norse húsbóndi. Compare English house and bond.

In classic literature

Synonyms

hubby, married man

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