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wifey en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Middle English wyf English wife Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wifey From wife + -y (adjectival suffix).

Meanings

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. 1955, Robert O. Blood, Anticipating Your Marriage, Free Press, published 1955, page 65:
   • Perhaps you should be a bit more "wifey" by getting out the sewing machine and knocking something up yourself, using some sequins, M&S "hi-cut" knickers and that nice "satin effect" fabric you are so keen on - and which is very reasonably priced at John Lewis. 1998, New Statesman, volume 127, numbers 4379-4391, page 25:
   • 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. 1997, Cary O'Dell, Women Pioneers in Television: Biographies of Fifteen Industry Leaders, McFarland & Company, published 1997, →ISBN, page 122:
   • But it meant more wifey duties for me: weekly visits, care packages, high-ass phone bills, and making sure he got everything he needed in there. 2012, Meesha Mink, Real Wifeys: Get Money, Touchstone, published 2012, →ISBN, page 82:

Forms

Relateds

housewifey

Synonyms

uxorial · wifely · wifish

wifey en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Middle English wyf English wife Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wifey From wife + -y (diminutive suffix).

Meanings

1. (diminutive, endearing, form-of, informal) Diminutive of wife.
   form of wife
   • if wifie shuns your fond embrace don't shoot the iceman feel your face Burma-Shave traditional, BurmaShave road signs:
   • Four students from Yarra Valley grammar in Ringwood, in Melbourne’s east, were suspended last week after it came to light they had made the list. It included photos of female students ranking them as “wifeys”, “cuties”, “mid”, “object”, “get out” and “unrapable”. 2024 May 7, Cait Kelly, “Melbourne private school students expelled over ‘cruel’ spreadsheet rating female classmates”, in The Guardian:
   • Wifey likes it when I cook her dinner.

Forms

Translations (4)

de beste Ehefrau von allen ((informal, affectionate) wife) · de Angetraute ((informal, affectionate) wife) · izh baaba ((informal, affectionate) wife) · de bestes Stück ((informal, affectionate) wife)