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Meaning of cuckold in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈkəkəld/

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  1. Verb

    cuckold

    Definitions

    1. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

    Examples

    • « She cheats on her husband »
    • « Might her husband be wandering? »
  2. 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

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