Meaning of "cuckold" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CUCKOLD

Cukeweld, from Old French cucuault, from cucucuckoo; perhaps an allusion to the parasitic cuckoos that lay their eggs in the nests of other birds.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CUCKOLD

cuckold  [ˈkʌkəld]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CUCKOLD

Cuckold is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cuckold in English.

WHAT DOES CUCKOLD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cuckold

Cuckold historically referred to a husband with an adulterous wife and is still often used with this meaning. In evolutionary biology, the term cuckold is also applied to males who are unwittingly investing parental effort in offspring that are not genetically their own. Since the 1990s, the term has also been widely used to refer to a sexual fetish in which the fetishist is stimulated by their committed partner choosing to have sex with someone else.

Definition of cuckold in the English dictionary

The definition of cuckold in the dictionary is a man whose wife has committed adultery, often regarded as an object of scorn. Other definition of cuckold is to make a cuckold of.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CUCKOLD

PRESENT

Present

I cuckold

you cuckold

he/she/it cuckolds

we cuckold

you cuckold

they cuckold

Present continuous

I am cuckolding

you are cuckolding

he/she/it is cuckolding

we are cuckolding

you are cuckolding

they are cuckolding

Present perfect

I have cuckolded

you have cuckolded

he/she/it has cuckolded

we have cuckolded

you have cuckolded

they have cuckolded

Present perfect continuous

I have been cuckolding

you have been cuckolding

he/she/it has been cuckolding

we have been cuckolding

you have been cuckolding

they have been cuckolding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I cuckolded

you cuckolded

he/she/it cuckolded

we cuckolded

you cuckolded

they cuckolded

Past continuous

I was cuckolding

you were cuckolding

he/she/it was cuckolding

we were cuckolding

you were cuckolding

they were cuckolding

Past perfect

I had cuckolded

you had cuckolded

he/she/it had cuckolded

we had cuckolded

you had cuckolded

they had cuckolded

Past perfect continuous

I had been cuckolding

you had been cuckolding

he/she/it had been cuckolding

we had been cuckolding

you had been cuckolding

they had been cuckolding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will cuckold

you will cuckold

he/she/it will cuckold

we will cuckold

you will cuckold

they will cuckold

Future continuous

I will be cuckolding

you will be cuckolding

he/she/it will be cuckolding

we will be cuckolding

you will be cuckolding

they will be cuckolding

Future perfect

I will have cuckolded

you will have cuckolded

he/she/it will have cuckolded

we will have cuckolded

you will have cuckolded

they will have cuckolded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been cuckolding

you will have been cuckolding

he/she/it will have been cuckolding

we will have been cuckolding

you will have been cuckolding

they will have been cuckolding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would cuckold

you would cuckold

he/she/it would cuckold

we would cuckold

you would cuckold

they would cuckold

Conditional continuous

I would be cuckolding

you would be cuckolding

he/she/it would be cuckolding

we would be cuckolding

you would be cuckolding

they would be cuckolding

Conditional perfect

I would have cuckold

you would have cuckold

he/she/it would have cuckold

we would have cuckold

you would have cuckold

they would have cuckold

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been cuckolding

you would have been cuckolding

he/she/it would have been cuckolding

we would have been cuckolding

you would have been cuckolding

they would have been cuckolding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you cuckold
we let´s cuckold
you cuckold

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to cuckold

Past participle

cuckolded

Present Participle

cuckolding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF CUCKOLD

Find out the translation of cuckold to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cuckold from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cuckold» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 戴绿帽
• Translator English - Spanish: cornudo
• English: cuckold
• Translator English - Hindi: व्यभिचारी पति
• Translator English - Arabic: الديوث
• Translator English - Russian: рогоносец
• Translator English - Portuguese: corno
• Translator English - Bengali: অসতীপতি
• Translator English - French: mari trompé
• Translator English - Malay: Cuckold
• Translator English - German: Hahnrei
• Translator English - Japanese: 不貞の妻を持った夫
• Translator English - Korean: 오쟁이 진 남편
• Translator English - Javanese: Cuckold
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cho mọc sừng
• Translator English - Tamil: நடத்தை கெட்ட பெண்ணின்
• Translator English - Marathi: व्यभिचारी पति
• Translator English - Turkish: boynuzlamak
• Translator English - Italian: becco
• Translator English - Polish: rogacz
• Translator English - Ukrainian: рогоносець
• Translator English - Romanian: încornorat
• Translator English - Greek: κερατάς
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Cuckold
• Translator English - Swedish: hanrej
• Translator English - Norwegian: hanrei

QUOTES WITH «CUCKOLD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cuckold.

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William Wycherley

He's a fool that marries, but he's a greater that does not marry a fool; what is wit in a wife good for, but to make a man a cuckold?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUCKOLD»

Discover the use of cuckold in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cuckold and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Cuckold

A Quintessentially Indian Story, Cuckold Has An Immediacy And Appeal That Are Truely Universal.

Kiran Nagarkar, 1997

The Imaginary Cuckold, Or, Sganarelle

A poignant look at two couples where the women share an overwhelming sense of despair, and the men try to bring them back to the lives they've fled. ...a quiet, imploding depth charge of emotion.

Molière, 1993

The school for husbands ; and, Sganarelle, or, The imaginary ...

Two plays in which the entertaining character of Sganarelle appears-in The School for Husbands as a guardian, and in Sganarelle, or The Imaginary Cuckold as a duped and jealous husband. Introductions by Richard Wilbur.

Molière, 1993

Cuckold

Roger Thompson. These cheating web sites now number about 30 and theoretically are for those who wish to be discreet, but there is no control over one's home computer. If a spouse suspects cheating they can install devices to capture ...

Roger Thompson

Dramatic Works: A cure for a cuckold. Induction to the ...

Let any man lay a cuckold to my charge, if he dares, now. Ray. 'Tis slander, whoever does it. Comp. Nay, it will come to petty-lasseryI at least, and without compass of the general pardon, too, or I'll bring him to a foul sheet, if he has ne'er a ...

John Webster, William Hazlitt, 1857

The Inconsoleables, Or, The Contented Cuckold: A Dramatick ...

A Dramatick Farce of Three Acts ... Bold. The Proverb cries, Strike while the Iron's hot : And if he is so hot for a Wedding, I shall approve myself but a cold Artificer, not to make a right Use of the Opportunity. Therefore under your Patronage, ...

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Hotwife, Cuckold: A True Story of a changing marriage

A True Story of a changing marriage Ruby Small. professional photographer who did all his shots for brochures. He was a good agent and made contact almost every day just to let me know what was going on. On the day the professional ...

Ruby Small, 2013

Westward Ho. Northward Ho. A Cure for a Cuckold: 3

3. Enter CAPTAIN JENKINS and the SEavmaMAN. Is this he? seek you me, sir ? CAPT. J an. I seek, sir, God pless you, for a sentleman, that talks besides to himself when he 's alone, as if he were in Bedlam, and he 's a poet. BELL. So sir, it ...

The Northern cuckold: or, The gardenhouse intrigue [by E. ...

Edward Ward. This fam'd AEt&on, whom I chuse At present, to inspire my Muse, That she may sing in chearful Meter, Of Horns and Guckoldom the better, Is Jack of all Trades by Profession, '- ^ So call'd ith*' Northern part o'th' Nation, A Man of ...

Edward Ward, 1721

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

3 'Why, you old cuckold, blind cuckold, can't you very well see? These are three milking-cows, my mother sent to me.' 4 ' Heyday! Godzounds! Milking-cows with bridles and saddles on! the like was never known I ' Old Wichet a cuckold went ...

Francis James Child, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUCKOLD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cuckold is used in the context of the following news items.

The Book is Better

... views of small-town life, or the detailed account of Charles Bovary's life that renders him a tragic figure and not just a stereotypical cuckold. «Riverfront Times, Jul 15»

House of Cards creator Michael Dobbs: "I must have sold my soul"

“Harold Macmillan was a cuckold all his life, and it was his official biographer, Alistair Horne, who said it was his private shames that drove him ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»

Uncle Garabed's Notebook (July 4, 2015)

Cuckold: A man whose wife is unfaithful. From the cuckoo bird, where the allusion to the cuckoo on which the word cuckold is based can be ... «Armenian Weekly, Jul 15»

Defiance "History Rhymes" Episode 3 x 4 Review

I especially appreciate the use of cuckold to perfection. Defiance_gallery_304Recap_10. Onto the nuts and bolts of this episode. Linked by Ark ... «Three If By Space, Jul 15»

Why Porns Interracial Label Is Racist

... especially when they see titles like White is the New Black or Interracial Cougar Cuckold. Insiders say that to update and/or change how porn ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»

Mexican Meddlers Even Madder About Trump—But Not About White …

I'm not going to lie and I'm going to tell you how this cabrón [literally “billygoat”,approximately “motherf**ker”, “asshole”, “Bastard” “cuckold”] ... «VDARE.com, Jul 15»

Humber River Shakespeare — Falstaff and the Merry Wives of …

Hard up for cash, the unscrupulous Falstaff hatches up a crazy plan that can't possibly backfire — to cuckold Windsor's wealthy husbands and ... «Caledon Citizen, Jul 15»

The Prison Break's Lovelorn Tabloid Villain Is No Mere "Shaw-Skank"

But the phrase referred to her husband instead, criticizing him for supporting his traitor-wife, the very one who made a cuckold of him. After the ... «Deadspin, Jul 15»

Romantic Pairing of Teen Jean Grey and Old Man Logan Creepiest …

... board and find an even creepier way to allow Logan and Jean Grey to hook up, leaving Cyclops, both adult and teen, a villainous cuckold. «The Outhouse, Jul 15»

Casting the would-be Lifetime movie about the big-dicked prison …

Ray Romano has “cuckold” written all over him. 6. Arrested prison guard accomplice Gene Palmer/Brian Doyle-Murray. Because Bill said no. 7. «Death and Taxes, Jun 15»