Meanings
nounmarried couple (plural married couples)
plural married couples
- Two people who are married to each other.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 夫婦 /夫妇, 夫妻
- 夫婦 /夫妇 (fūfù)two people who are married to each other
- 夫妻 (fūqī)two people who are married to each other
- 夫夫 (fūfū)two people who are married to each other
- 妻妻 (qīqī)two people who are married to each other
Czech manželé
- manželétwo people who are married to each other
Danish ægtepar
- ægtepartwo people who are married to each other
Dutch echtpaar
- echtpaartwo people who are married to each other
Finnish aviopari
- avioparitwo people who are married to each other
French couple marié
- couple mariétwo people who are married to each other
German Ehepaar
- Ehepaartwo people who are married to each other
Hungarian házaspár
- házaspártwo people who are married to each other
Japanese 夫婦, 夫妻
- 夫婦 (fūfu)two people who are married to each other
- 夫妻 (fusai)two people who are married to each other
- 夫婦 (meoto)two people who are married to each other
Korean 부부, 부처
- 부부 (bubu)two people who are married to each other
- 부처 (bucheo)two people who are married to each other
Norwegian Bokmål ektepar
- ektepartwo people who are married to each other
Polish małżeństwo
- małżeństwotwo people who are married to each other
Portuguese casal
- casaltwo people who are married to each other
Romanian cuplu căsătorit, pereche căsătorită
- cuplu căsătorittwo people who are married to each other
- pereche căsătoritătwo people who are married to each other
Russian супру́жеская па́ра, супру́жеская чета́
- супру́жеская па́ра (suprúžeskaja pára)two people who are married to each other
- супру́жеская чета́ (suprúžeskaja četá)two people who are married to each other
Slovak manželia
- manželiatwo people who are married to each other
Spanish matrimonio
- matrimoniotwo people who are married to each other
Swahili wanandoa
- wanandoatwo people who are married to each other
Swedish äkta par
- äkta partwo people who are married to each other
Tagalog mag-asawa, magkataling-puso
- mag-asawatwo people who are married to each other
- magkataling-pusotwo people who are married to each other
Turkish karı koca, çift
- karı kocatwo people who are married to each other
- çifttwo people who are married to each other
Ukrainian подружжя
- подружжя (podružžja)two people who are married to each other
Yiddish פּאָרפֿאָלק
- פּאָרפֿאָלק (porfolk)two people who are married to each other
Cite this entry
APA
married couple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/married%20couple
MLA
“married couple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/married%20couple. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “married couple,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/married%20couple.
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