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

The film is a fun, crowd-pleasing yet bittersweet story about a bereavement support group for twins who have lost their other half, with Dylan O’Brien playing a twin who forms an unlikely bromance with James Sweeney, who is also the film’s director. —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2025

This tragically poignant tale of this kid losing his other half. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2025

Young-hee the doll is standing across from her boyfriend, Chul-soo (her other half in the elementary school textbooks that Koreans likely recognize her from). —Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024

Travis Kelce’s very famous other half set a record for a global music tour. —Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2024