cuckold

/ˈkʌ.kəʊld/

Etymology

From Middle English cokolde, cokewold, cockewold, kukwald, kukeweld, from Old French cucuault; a compound of cucu (“cuckoo”) and Old French -auld. The word references the behavior of cuckoo birds where they lay their eggs in another bird’s nest. Cucu is either a directly derived onomatopoeic derivative of the cuckoo's call, or from Latin cucūlus. Latin cucūlus is a compound of onomatopoeic cucu (compare Late Latin cucus) and the diminutive suffix -ulus. Old French -auld is from Frankish *-wald (similar suffixes are used in some personal names within other Germanic languages as well; compare English Harold, for instance), a suffixal use of Frankish *wald (“wielder, ruler, leader”), from Proto-Germanic *waldaz (compare German Gewalt, from the related *waldą (“power, might”)), from *waldaną (

cuckold means A man married to an adulterous spouse, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 68 out of 100.

cuckold is pronounced /ˈkʌ.kəʊld/.

noun

A man married to an adulterous spouse, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.“If I never marry, I shall never be a cuckold.”
A man who is attracted to or aroused by the sexual infidelity of a partner.
A West Indian plectognath fish, Rhinesomus triqueter.
The scrawled cowfish, Acanthostracion quadricornis and allied species.
Synonym of fringed filefish.

verb

To make a cuckold or cuckquean of someone by committing adultery, or by seducing their partner or spouse.“"Gave her anything she wanted - her own car, her own bank account, a free leg to amuse herself as she pleased. Of course she hated him for it. Cuckolded him, too, naturally."”