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husband

The correct spelling is husband.

How to pronounce husband

/ˈhʌz.bənd/
noun

IPA: /ˈhʌz.bənd/

Say it like: Hus-ban-d

The correct spelling is husband. The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder. For example: "You should start dating so you can find a suitable husband."

Usage Examples

You should start dating so you can find a suitable husband.

While reading her book, Sally leaned back against her husband, wishing it were the human kind.

For my means, I'll husband them so well, / They shall go far. — Shakespeare.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder.
  2. 2.A tiller of the ground; a husbandman.
  3. 3.A prudent or frugal manager.
  4. 4.A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
  5. 5.The male of a pair of animals.

verb

  1. 1.To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise.
  2. 2.To conserve.
  3. 3.To till; cultivate; farm; nurture.
  4. 4.To provide with a husband.
  5. 5.To engage or act as a husband to; assume the care of or responsibility for; accept as one's own.

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