wifelet
Meanings
Plural: wifelets
Noun
- A wife.
- A wife who is of small stature.
- A long-term girlfriend; a mistress (the “other woman” in an extramarital relationship).
Origin / Etymology
From wife + -let (diminutive suffix). Sense 3 (“long-term girlfriend; mistress”) is said to have been coined in the 1960s by Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath (1932–2020) in reference to his numerous mistresses.
Synonyms
bit on the side, concubine, doxy, dulcinea, goomah, leman, loon, minx, mistress, number two, side bitch, side chick, side piece, side ting, sprunk, strumpet, wench, wifekin, wifelet, wifeling, wifelkin, wifie
Scrabble Score: 0
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