hubby

[ huhb-ee ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural hub·bies.

1. husband.

hubby

/ ˈhʌbɪ /

noun

1. See husband
   an informal word for husband

Word History and Origins

Origin of hubby¹

1680–90; by shortening and alteration; -y ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of hubby¹

C17: by shortening and altering

Example Sentences

She spit bars on the “Savage Remix” with Megan Thee Stallion and was trading verses with her hubby Jay-Z on their joint album, 2018’s Everything Is Love.

From Time

This means that Gwen-Marie finds the time to cook her hubby his favorite meal of lasagna and William dutifully makes sure his wife has a bottle of water at her bedside every night.

From Essence.com

Michelle Obama: First Lady of Soul Not to be bested by her hubby, Michelle Obama went on Ellen in September 2008.

From The Daily Beast

Sinead Gets Married for Fourth Time, Then Separates From Her Hubby, Then Gets Back Together With Him?

From The Daily Beast

She took up with cameraman hubby Daniel Moder while he was hitched to someone else.

From The Daily Beast

Not only would this make her a relatable regular gal, she could share charming stories about her hubby as a Little League dad.

From The Daily Beast

Relentless, she straddles her hubby and force-feeds him Viagra, neither of which does the trick.

From The Daily Beast

The Alimentive wife usually has her share of the family income because she has the endearing ways that wring it out of hubby.

From Project Gutenberg

And hubby's hair-trigger temperament she now calls just plain temper.

From Project Gutenberg

Then when he got woozy one time she up an' told him that she had got a nice long letter from her hubby.

From Project Gutenberg

(Satirically) Has poor little hubby cold feet waiting so long?

From Project Gutenberg

After eating two of her cakes poor old hubby begins to feel as if he had swallowed the corner stone of a Carnegie library.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• companion
• partner
• spouse