Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "husband" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

wife wife

Coordinate Terms

wife

Derived Terms

First Husband Ineffable Husbands Murder Husbands Younghusband brother-husband co-husband cyberhusband ex-husband gingerbread husband gusband house husband hubby husband and wife husband stitch husband up husband-in-law husbandable husbandage husbander husbandhood husbandish husbandless husbandlike husbandly husbandman husbando husbandry husbandry husbandship husbandwoman husbian husman ice husband jealous husbands problem merhusband midhusband retired husband syndrome ship's husband trophy husband wasband welcome-home-husband-though-never-so-drunk work husband

Distinct From

wife

Context

dialectal uk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

adult male better half lover man married person mate partner preserve save significant other spouse wedder

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

benedict betty cot-betty cot-quean henhussy househusband husman

Type Of (IsA)

partner spouse wedder

Related Terms

autem cove boyfriend fiancée widower

Related Terms

administer animal conserve cultivate cushion economise economist family farm frugal ground head hinduism house householder husbandman interests male male wife man man married manage manager marriage married master nurture owndom poll pollard property provide prudent relation responsibility steward till tiller tree wife

Synonym Network

conserve cultivate economist farm householder husbandman nurture steward till

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.