wifelet
Pronunciation
  • (RP, GA) IPA: /ˈwaɪflət/, /-lɪt/
Noun

wifelet (plural wifelets)

  1. (colloquial, affectionate) A wife.
    Synonyms: wifekin, wifeling, wifelkin, wifie
  2. (informal, by extension) A wife who is of small stature.
    • 1893, Lewis Carroll [pseudonym; Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], “To the Rescue!”, in Sylvie and Bruno Concluded, London; New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., OCLC 1061866646 ↗, page 265 ↗:
      In stature the Manlet was dwarfish— / No burly big Blunderbore he: / And he wearily gazed on the crawfish / His Wifelet had dressed for his tea.
  3. (informal, by extension) A long-term girlfriend; a mistress. [from 1960s]
    Synonyms: Thesaurus:mistress
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