missus
pronunciation
How to pronounce missus in British English:
UK [ˈmɪsɪz]
How to pronounce missus in American English:
US [ˈmɪsɪz, -ɪs]
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- Noun:
- informal term of address for someone's wife
Word Origin
- missus (n.)
- corruption of mistress; as oral form of Mrs., from 1790; the missus "the wife" attested by 1833.
Example
- 1. There you are . How 's the future missus ?
- 2. Missus gardner once said that she decided years ago that the greatest need in her country was art .
- 3. Missus gardner took a great interest in the community activities of boston . She loved to attend red sox baseball games as well as other sports at nearby harvard college .
- 4. Yeah , I met the missus at paintball .
- 5. My missus has just got an .