Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index X Xanthippe: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Xan•thip•pe Pronunciation: (zan-tip'ē), [key] — n. fl. late 5th centuryb.c.,wife of Socrates. a scolding or ill-tempered wife; a shrewish woman. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. xanthine xantho- ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tendentious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language