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
ZoieZO-eeEnglish (Modern)
Solomon['sɔləmən]
Gracianograh-THYAH-no (Spanish), grah-SYAH-no (Latin American Spanish), grə-SYA-noo (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
FabÓ-Hungarian
Caldwell[kɔ:ldwəl]
Ehmet-Uyghur