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
Miro-Slovene, Croatian
EmilyEM-ə-leeEnglish
MatiasMAH-tee-ahs (Finnish)Finnish, Portuguese
Kenney['keni]
Bityah-Biblical Hebrew
Berhtoald-Ancient Germanic