other half

noun

1

: a group of people who are not like someone because they are either very rich or very poor

—used in the phrase how the other half lives

They won a million dollars and, for a few years, got to see how the other half lives.

2

chiefly British, old-fashioned + humorous : a person's wife or husband

I don't believe we have anything planned for that night, but let me check with my other half.

Examples of other half in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Molly Odintz, for instance, is moving in with her other half. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Chartoff found her onscreen other half in Jack Riley, who voiced Stu Pickles. — Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026

Cover other half of cookies with 1 tablespoon chocolate glaze and let cookies sit at room temperature until glaze is firm, at least 1 hour. — ABC News, 29 June 2026

When ear met in 2024 at transfer student orientation at Bard, both were emerging from their own antisocial caves, unconsciously looking for their other half. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026

Rhymes for other half

• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph
• holograph
• hydrograph
• lithograph
• micrograph
• monograph