waifu
UK/ˈwaɪ.fuː//ˈwaɪ.fu/
waifu noun: a female fictional character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) or non-fictional persona to whom one is romantically attracted and/or whom one considers one's wife.
Noun
waifu (plural waifu or waifus)
- A female fictional character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) or non-fictional persona to whom one is romantically attracted and/or whom one considers one's wife.
- So long as I get to claim my virtual waifu and our 30 virtual children as tax deductions, I don't really care if I can't touch her.2008 October 30, Galen, “Re: Japanese launch campaign to marry comic book characters”, in rec.arts.manga (Usenet)
- Seriously, it was fun, but here's hoping that they lay off some of the bits that got old real quick, like Mio getting scared easily. I would not like to have someone that timid as "mai waifu" (as if I'd marry a bloody high school girl anyway). Makes me wonder what that says about the otaku who...2009 December 31, Dave Watson, “Re: K-ON! 2nd season announced”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet)
- Synonyms:
- ball and chain, better half, boss, bride, dutch, 'er indoors, frow, geezer, her indoors, lady
waifu meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Arabic and Persian
waifu in Hindi
- fictional character to whom one is attracted to
- वाइफ़ु vāifu
waifu in Bengali
- fictional character to whom one is attracted to
- ওয়াইফু ōẇaiphu
waifu in Arabic
- fictional character to whom one is attracted to
- وايفو wāyfu
waifu in Persian
- fictional character to whom one is attracted to
- وایفو vaifu
More languagesFewer languages
- waifu in Thai
- ไวฟุ wāi-fú
Examples of waifu in a sentence
- I would not like to have someone that timid as "mai waifu" (as if I'd marry a bloody high school girl anyway).2009 December 31, Dave Watson, “Re: K-ON! 2nd season announced”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):
- “Literally no one asked us to launch waifus, but we did so anyway,” wrote Ebby Amir, whose X account has a label saying he’s an xAI employee.2025 July 16, David Ingram, “Musk's Grok 'companions' include a flirty anime character and an anti-religion panda”, in NBC News:
Synonyms of waifu
Forms of waifu
| plural | waifu |
|---|---|
| plural | waifus |
Origin of waifu
Borrowed from Japanese ワイフ (waifu). Doublet of wife. Compare husbando.
Words formed from waifu
Phrases with waifu
Questions about waifu
- What does waifu mean?
- Waifu means a female fictional character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) or non-fictional persona to whom one is romantically attracted and/or whom one considers one's wife.
- What is waifu in Hindi?
- Waifu in Hindi is वाइफ़ु (vāifu). See Waifu meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use waifu in a sentence?
- I would not like to have someone that timid as "mai waifu" (as if I'd marry a bloody high school girl anyway).
- What part of speech is waifu?
- Waifu is a noun.
- How do you pronounce waifu?
- Waifu is pronounced /ˈwaɪ.fuː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of waifu?
- The plural of waifu is waifu.
Words near waifu in the dictionary
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