Word: nonwife
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: non
wife
Definition: One who is not a wife; a woman who stands in a relationship to somebody other than that of a wife.
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: wife
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.