missus

[mis-uhz, -uhs]

noun

1. a variant of missis.

missus

/ ˈmɪsɪz, -ɪs /

noun

1. informal,  one's wife or the wife of the person addressed or referred to

2. an informal term of address for a woman

Word History and Origins

Origin of missus¹

C19: spoken version of _Mistress

Example Sentences

“I was just waiting until the missus was done with the ladder,” he explained gruffly.

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"Just then, Prince Andrei rocked up to Anna's joint. He was the pregnant sheila's hubby. Like his missus, he was pretty good looking himself."

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Danny Dyer is back on the big screen with a film about a bloke trying to win back his missus.

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Redknapp said: "You will never get a better chance to win a match than that. My missus could have scored that one."

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It's becoming a hard watch now so I'm binging Traitors with the missus and the dog instead.

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Related Words

• female 
• girl 
• woman