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Meaning of cuckold in English
Pronunciation
/ˈkəkəld/
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Verb
cuckold
Definitions
1.
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
Examples
« She cheats on her husband »
« Might her husband be wandering? »
Noun
cuckold
Etymology
late Old English, from Old French cucuault, from cucu‘cuckoo’ (from the cuckoo's habit of laying its egg in another bird's nest). The equivalent words in French and other languages applied to both the bird and the adulterer; cuckold has never been applied to the bird in English
Definitions
1.
a man whose wife committed adultery