hubby en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhʊbi/ (Ireland, Northern-England)
- /ˈhʌbi/
Etymology
Diminutive of husband + -y.
Meanings
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(endearing, informal) Husband.
Laura thought Jack was the most wonderful hubby in the world.
“But they have done more than talk — they have written — written to my hubby — I'm sure of it,” said the Man's Wife, and she pulled a letter from her husband out of her saddle-pocket and gave it to the Tertium Quid.
1889, Rudyard Kipling, “At the Pit's Mouth”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 50:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hubbies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (13)
el αντρούλης (husband) · fi aviomies (husband) · pt velho (husband) · ka ქმარუკა (husband) · pl mężulek (husband) · pt maridão (husband) · ru муженёк (husband) · ja ハズ (husband) · uk чолові́ченько (husband) · fi ukko (husband) · pl mężuś (husband) · tr kociş (husband) · vi ông xã (husband)