missus
noun/ˈmɪs.əz/
Etymology
Representing a common pronunciation of Mrs, a reduced form of Mistress.
Definitions
Wife or girlfriend.
- Harry said he couldn't stop and chat because his missus wanted to go shopping.
- The missus has a list of chores for me to do this weekend.
- I thought there might be trouble with the missus if I engaged a one-time murderer as nursemaid.
Term of address for a woman.
- 'Scuse me missus, but your petticoat's showing.
- Look ere Missus! Little Joey's me bruvva. E stays wiv me. We aint goin ter be split up.
Mrs, a form of address for a married woman.
- She [Mary] next went into service on a farm at Welcombe; there was the Boss, the Missus, two young children and Mary, the only servant.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for missus. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA