In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for better half, like: soul-mate, spouse, mate, partner, helpmate, significant-other, wife, feme-covert, husband, married person and marriage.

What does the idiom better half mean?

Native speakers of English use it to refer to one's spouse — the 'better half' can be the husband or the wife! The expression has been around for many centuries; in fact, the first person to use it was the Roman poet Horace. ... By the time it was borrowed into English, the term meant one's friend or one's lover.

What's another name for soulmate?

In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for soul-mate, like: heart's desire, kindred-spirit, kindred-soul, one's promised, companion, true-love, partner, lover, confidante, helpmate and friend.