one's better half



one's better half

Fig. one's spouse. (Usually refers to a wife.) I think we'd like to come for dinner, but I'll have to ask my better half. I have to go home now to my better half. We are going out tonight.
See also: better, half

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ioseph-Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Lambertolahm-BER-toItalian
Emmie
Ahmed-Turkish, Bosnian, Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Olayinka-Western African, Yoruba
Margarit-Armenian