better half
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a person's partner in marriage
Types & categories
- domestic partner hypernym
- relative hypernym
- bigamist hyponym
- consort hyponym
- helpmate hyponym
- husband hyponym
- monogamist hyponym
- newlywed hyponym
- polygamist hyponym
- wife hyponym
Parts & wholes
- married couple member holonym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spousal |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | married couple |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | domestic partner |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | relative |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bigamist |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | consort |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | helpmate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | husband |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | monogamist |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | newlywed |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | polygamist |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wife |