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adj
Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: wifely, wifish, uxorial
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Diminutive of wife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: diminutive, endearing, form-of, informal
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Middle English wyf English wife Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wifey From wife + -y (adjectival suffix).
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Middle English wyf English wife Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wifey From wife + -y (diminutive suffix).
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
