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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)

  1. (colloquial, endearing) A wife.
    Synonyms: wifekin, wifeling, (obsolete) wifelkin, wifie
  2. (informal, by extension) A wife who is of small stature.
  3. (informal, by extension) A long-term girlfriend; a mistress (the “other woman” in an extramarital relationship). [from 1960s]
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:mistress

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