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hubby

noun

  1. husband
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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).

  1. Full of hubs or protuberances.

    A road that has been frozen while muddy is hubby.

noun

Etymology: Diminutive of husband + -y.

  1. 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.