spouse meaning

Definition of spouse

1. a person's partner in marriage

   Synonyms: partner, married person, mate, better half

   Type of: relative, domestic partner

   Kinds: bigamist, consort, helpmate, husband, monogamist, newlywed, polygamist, wife

   Related forms: spousal

How to pronounce spouse

spouse is pronounced /spaʊs/ in British English and /spaʊs/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with spouse

• house
• gauss
• louse
• mouse
• rouse
• bouse
• douse
• dowse
• blouse
• grouse
• boathouse