missis
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missis
wife; the mistress of a household
Not to be confused with:
misses – plural of miss (a title of respect for an unmarried woman); sizes of women’s garments
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mis·sis
(mĭs′ĭz, -ĭs)n.
Variant of missus.
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missis
(ˈmɪsɪz; -ɪs)n
a variant spelling of missus
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mis•sis
or mis•sus
(ˈmɪs əz, -əs)n.
1. Informal. wife.
2. the mistress of a household.
[1780–90; assimilated pronoun of mistress]
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Noun | 1. | missis - informal term of address for someone's wife married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage |
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missis
[ˈmɪsɪz] N my missis; the missis → mi mujer, la parienta (Sp) , la patrona (S. Cone)John and his missis → John y su mujer
is the missis in? → ¿está la señora?
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missis
n (Brit inf: = wife) → bessere Hälfte (hum inf), → Alte f (pej inf), → Olle f (inf); (= mistress of household) → Frau f → des Hauses; yes, missis → ja(wohl)
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