# side-wife

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A woman who (among others) has the potential to become one's wife, or who is fulfilling the role of one's wife in addition to one's actual wife; a concubine

## Etymology
From side + wife. Compare Dutch bijwijf (“concubine”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/side-wife