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<p>A cuckold is the <a href="/facts/Husband/t6vFeQJU">husband</a> of an <a href="/facts/Adulterous/eQ3x0EBe">adulterous</a> <a href="/facts/Wife/QzV4aoEu">wife</a> (or partner for unmarried companions); the wife of an adulterous husband is a <a href="/facts/Cuckquean/T1U1loka">cuckquean</a>. In <a href="/facts/Biology/1M1ee3pB">biology</a>, a cuckold is a male who unwittingly invests <a href="/facts/Parental_investment/Tbmpk93j">parental effort</a> in juveniles who are not genetically his offspring. A husband who is aware of and tolerates his wife's <a href="/facts/Infidelity/yqdIqsIV">infidelity</a> is sometimes called a wittol or wittold. The slang term bull refers to the dominant man who has relations with the cuckold's partner. </p>