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wifelkins

wifelkins is the plural of wifelkin.

Meaning of wifelkin

Noun

wifelkin (plural wifelkins)

  1. (archaic, diminutive, endearing) A wife.
    • "I say, wifelkin," said he, in a faltering tone, "did you ever see the like of this here?"1851, George Borrow, chapter V, in Lavengro; the Scholar—the Gypsy—the Priest. […], volume I, London: John Murray […], →OCLC, page 66

Questions about wifelkins

What is wifelkins the plural of?
Wifelkins is the plural of wifelkin.

Words near wifelkins in the dictionary

  1. wifelike
  2. wifeliness
  3. wifeling
  4. wifelings
  5. wifelkin
  6. wifelkins
  7. wifely
  8. wifery
  9. wifes
  10. wifes up
  11. wifeship

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