one’s ball and chain



one’s ball and chain

n. a wife; a girlfriend. (Mostly jocular.) I’ve got to get home to my ball and chain.
See also: and, ball, chain

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Adjoa-Western African, Akan
Liberius-Late Roman
Athanasi-Medieval Slavic
Punit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Alkeides-Greek Mythology
JorisYO-ris (Dutch)Dutch, Frisian