missus
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mis·sus
or mis·sis (mĭs′ĭz, -ĭs)n.
1. The mistress of a household. Often used with the.
2. Informal One's wife or girlfriend. Often used with the: Tell the missus I said hello.
[Alteration of mistress.]
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missus
(ˈmɪsɪz; -ɪs) ormissis
n
1. the missus informal one's wife or the wife of the person addressed or referred to
2. an informal term of address for a woman
[C19: spoken version of Mistress]
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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. | missus - 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 [ˈmɪsɪs ˈmɪsɪz] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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