waifu

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Japanese ワイフ (waifu)bor. English waifu Borrowed from Japanese ワイフ (waifu). Doublet of wife. Compare husbando.

1. A female fictional character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) or non-fictional persona to whom one is romantically attracted and/or whom one considers one's wife.

   “So long as I get to claim my virtual waifu and our 30 virtual children as tax deductions, I don't really care if I can't touch her.”

   “Seriously, it was fun, but here's hoping that they lay off some of the bits that got old real quick, like Mio getting scared easily. I would not like to have someone that timid as "mai waifu" (as if I'd marry a bloody high school girl anyway). Makes me wonder what that says about the otaku who worship her.”