Phrase Hound found 21 phrases and 33 compound words that contain husband. The most common are listed below. Open husband in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 21
- husband and wifeUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see husband, and, wife. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- ex-husbandA former husband (from a previous marriage after a divorce).
- husband-in-lawA husband in law only, such as one who has abandoned his wife
- taking a husband
- First HusbandSynonym of First Laddie: A man who is the spouse of a sitting president.
- husband stitchAn extra stitch made by a doctor after an episiotomy in order to make the opening of the vagina smaller, supposedly to increase the pleasure of a male partner during sex.
- trophy husbandA husband, usually young and attractive, regarded as a status symbol for his spouse, usually older and affluent.
- co-husbandIn a polyandrous marriage, another husband of a man’s wife.
- house husbandAlternative form of househusband: A man who tends to his home as a housekeeper or homemaker; the male equivalent of a housewife.
- work husbandA man with whom another person has a platonic intimacy at work.
- brother-husbandA man who is simultaneously brother and husband to his spouse.
- husband pillowSynonym of husband (“a large cushion with arms meant to support a person in the sitting position”)
- husband stitchesplural of husband stitch: An extra stitch made by a doctor after an episiotomy in order to make the opening of the vagina smaller, supposedly to increase the pleasure of a male partner during sex.
- ice husbandA colleague in Antarctica who becomes one's work husband.
- retired husband syndromeA psychosomatic stress-related cultural illness of Japan, where a woman begins to exhibit signs of physical illness and depression as her husband approaches retirement.
- husband pillowsplural of husband pillow: Synonym of husband (“a large cushion with arms meant to support a person in the sitting position”)
- husband upTo manage (something) or maintain (something) to fruition.
- gingerbread husbandSynonym of gingerbread man (“a type of biscuit or cookie”).
- ship's husbandAn agent who has the authority to repair and outfit a particular ship
- welcome-home-husband-however-drunk-you-beSynonym of welcome-home-husband-though-never-so-drunk: The houseleek.
- welcome-home-husband-though-never-so-drunkThe houseleek.
Compound words 33
- househusbandA man who tends to his home as a housekeeper or homemaker; the male equivalent of a housewife.
- husmanOne's man who is also one's husband; husband.
- husbandlyCharacteristic of a husband; proper and fitting for a husband; marital.
- YounghusbandA surname.
- husbandicideThe killing of one's husband.
- husbandlessWithout a husband.
- gusbandA gay husband.
- husbandhoodThe condition of being a husband
- hersbandthe female spouse of another woman
- husbandableCapable of being husbanded (having resources managed for economic use), suitable for husbandry.