hubby
noun
- husband
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈhʌbi/ / /ˈhʊbi/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English hub Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English hubby From hub + -y (adjectival suffix).
- Full of hubs or protuberances.
“A road that has been frozen while muddy is hubby.”
noun
Etymology: Diminutive of husband + -y.
- Husband.
“Laura thought Jack was the most wonderful hubby in the world.”
““But they have done more than talk — they have written — written to my hubby — I'm sure of it,” said the Man's Wife, and she pulled a letter from her husband out of her saddle-pocket and gave it to the Tertium Quid.”