Other half
Significant other and other half are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Significant other" instead a noun phrase "Other half".
Significant other
Significant other noun - The person to whom another is married.
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Synonyms for Significant other
Other half and significant other are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Other half" instead a noun phrase "Significant other".
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Related pairs
- lover and other half
- lover and significant other
- man and other half
- man and significant other
- woman and other half
- woman and significant other
- boyfriend and other half
- boyfriend and significant other
- girlfriend and other half
- girlfriend and significant other
- partner and other half
- partner and significant other
- spouse and other half
- spouse and significant other
Both terms in one sentence
- The author will generally either use this character as a stand-in for them to vicariously live out a relationship with the designated other half, or as their ideal significant other while they use a more "normal" character as their stand-in (sometimes both).
Source: Relationship Sue
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