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hubby

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhʌbi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Ireland, Northern-England: /ˈhʊbi/
  • rhymes with -ʌbi
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AH1 B IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Full of hubs or protuberances.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Examples

  • A road that has been frozen while muddy is hubby.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Husband.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: endearing, informal

Examples

  • Laura thought Jack was the most wonderful hubby in the world.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: husband, married man

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half

Narrower terms: benedick, benedict, cuckold, family man, house husband, househusband, uxoricide

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English hub Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English hubby From hub + -y (adjectival suffix).

Diminutive of husband + -y.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: aviomies — husband
  • Finnish: ukko — husband
  • Georgian: ქმარუკა (kmaruḳa) — husband
  • Greek: αντρούλης (antroúlis) — husband
  • Japanese: ハズ — husband
  • Polish: mężuś — husband
  • Polish: mężulek — husband
  • Portuguese: maridão — husband
  • Portuguese: velho — husband
  • Russian: муженёк (muženjók) — husband
  • Turkish: kociş — husband
  • Ukrainian: чолові́ченько (čolovíčenʹko) — husband
  • Vietnamese: ông xã — husband