Family Group
spouse Audio
spouse [ spous, spouz ]
Subclass of:
Nuclear Family; Persons
Definitions related to spouse:
  • A marriage partner; a husband or wife.
    NCI Health Level 7 Vocabulary
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2018
  • A person's partner in marriage.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Married persons, i.e., husbands and wives, or partners. Domestic partners, or spousal equivalents, are two adults who have chosen to share their lives in an intimate and committed relationship, reside together, and share a mutual obligation of support for the basic necessities of life.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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