missis

[ mis-iz, -is ]

noun

1. Older Use. wife:

   I'll have to ask the missis.

2. the mistress of a household.

missis

/ -ɪs; ˈmɪsɪz /

noun

1. a variant spelling of missus

Word History and Origins

Origin of missis¹

First recorded in 1780–90; variant of mistress

Example Sentences

To this the fat boy, considerably terrified, briefly responded, “Missis.”

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I'll put my missis up to going to the town and getting speech of her, and telling her a bit of her danger.

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When no little voice responded to the call, she went to the sitting-room and said, "Missis, have you seen Tommy?"

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The words Mrs. Lawton most frequently heard were, "It was cruel of missis to take away little Tommy."

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Master went out earlier, and came home later; missis cried more, and looked even paler than before.

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