Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.

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• companion — 01. Her sister was her constant [companion] for the last few months before she died. 02. Dogs are important [companions] for many people who live on the street. 03. He lives a life alone, with only his cat as a [companion]. 04. It is important to …   Grammatical examples in English

• nurse — 01. You d better call a [nurse] right away; the patient in the next bed is having trouble breathing. 02. He sat at the bar [nursing] his beer, and staring off into space. 03. A woman in Ontario successfully sued a restaurant that kicked her out… …   Grammatical examples in English

• WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism