wifey

adj

Etymology

From wife + -y (adjectival suffix).

  1. inherited from *wībą — “woman; wife
  2. inherited from *wīb
  3. inherited from wīf — “woman, wife
  4. inherited from wyf
  5. formed as wifey — “wife + -y

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • 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.
  2. Diminutive of wife.

    • Wifey likes it when I cook her dinner.
    • if wifie shuns your fond embrace don't shoot the iceman feel your face Burma-Shave

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA