"wifey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: wifier [comparative], more wifey [comparative], wifiest [superlative], most wifey [superlative]
Etymology: wife + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wife|y|id2=adjectival}} wife + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} wifey (comparative wifier or more wifey, superlative wifiest or most wifey)
  1. Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife. Synonyms: uxorial, wifely
    Sense id: en-wifey-en-adj-zsGWyZM9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms of address, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 82 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: wifeys [plural]
Etymology: From wife + -y (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|wife|-y|id2=diminutive|pos2=diminutive suffix}} wife + -y (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} wifey (plural wifeys)
  1. (informal, diminutive, endearing) Diminutive of wife Tags: diminutive, endearing, form-of, informal Form of: wife Synonyms: wifie Translations ((informal, affectionate) wife): Angetraute [feminine] (German), bestes Stück [neuter] (German), beste Ehefrau von allen [feminine] (German), baaba (Ingrian)
    Sense id: en-wifey-en-noun--K1cWSuD Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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