Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun man_and_wife

1 sense of man and wife

Sense 1
marriage, married couple, man and wife -- (two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love")
       => family, family unit -- (primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family")