different between wifie vs wifelet
wifie
English
Etymology
Dialectal Diminutive of wife (“woman”), equivalent to wife +? -ie.
Noun
wifie (plural wifies)
- (Tyneside, derogatory) A woman, especially older woman.
- (US, informal, endearing) One's wife.
Synonyms
- (wife): wifey
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wifelet
English
Etymology
From wife +? -let (diminutive suffix). Sense 3 (“long-term girlfriend; mistress”) is said to have been coined in the 1960s by Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath (1932–2020) in reference to his numerous mistresses.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?wa?fl?t/, /-l?t/
- Hyphenation: wife?let
Noun
wifelet (plural wifelets)
- (colloquial, endearing) A wife.
- Synonyms: wifekin, wifeling, (obsolete) wifelkin, wifie
- (informal, by extension) A wife who is of small stature.
- (informal, by extension) A long-term girlfriend; a mistress (the “other woman” in an extramarital relationship). [from 1960s]
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:mistress
Translations
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