Sentence:  [T]he new <WSD>wifelets</WSD> [androids] couldn't enjoy the taste of food, despite being programmed to be perfect cooks. The <WSD>wifelets</WSD> were nonetheless programmed to "comment" about the food they cooked. While "eating" with their owner, they would occasionally pause and say reflectively, "Perhaps I should ave put in a bit more salt," or, "I might have overdone the potatoes just a little." Of course this was never true, but it added to the authenticity of a meal. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A wife.