wifey
wifey adjective: of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife. Also the diminutive of wife.
Adjective
wifey (comparative wifier or more wifey, superlative wifiest or most wifey)
- Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.
- She even admits herself that she lives a dual life — one where she's always acting, trying to impress people; the other when she's around me which is more settled, the more wifey sort of thing.1955, Robert O. Blood, Anticipating Your Marriage, Free Press, published 1955, page 65
- There was talk of having her wear a wedding ring to look more "wifey" and to have her wear an apron and adopt a stage name so she would become something of a company mascot.1997, Cary O'Dell, Women Pioneers in Television: Biographies of Fifteen Industry Leaders, McFarland & Company, published 1997, →ISBN, page 122
Also used as
wifey is also the diminutive of wife.
Synonyms of wifey
Forms of wifey
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | wifier |
| comparative | more wifey |
| superlative | wifiest |
| superlative | most wifey |
| Noun | |
| plural | wifeys |
| alternative form | wifie |
Origin of wifey
From wife + -y (adjectival suffix).
From wife + -y (diminutive suffix).
Questions about wifey
- What does wifey mean?
- Wifey means of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.
- What part of speech is wifey?
- Wifey is an adjective.
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