/ Dictionary / Index A alewife: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ale•wife Pronunciation: (āl'wīf"), [key] — pl. -wives. a North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus, resembling a small shad. ale•wife Pronunciation: (āl'wīf"), [key] — pl. -wives. a woman who owns or operates an alehouse. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: alewife (Thesaurus) alevin Alex Related Content Daily Word Quiz: morose Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language