one’s ball and chain

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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Raz	-	Hebrew
Mudiwa	-	Southern African, Shona
Karl	[ka:l]
Lenz	LENTS	German
Leah	LEE-ə (English)	English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
ÉMile	e-MEEL	French